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embossing

The correct spelling is embossing.

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verb

Say it like: Emb-oss-ing

The correct spelling is embossing. To mark or decorate with a raised design or symbol. For example: "The papers weren't official until the seal had been embossed on them."

Usage Examples

The papers weren't official until the seal had been embossed on them.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To mark or decorate with a raised design or symbol.
  2. 2.To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, etc.
  3. 3.Of a hunted animal: to take shelter in a wood or forest.
  4. 4.To drive (an animal) to extremity; to exhaust, to make foam at the mouth.
  5. 5.To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to enclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.

noun

  1. 1.A raised design or symbol that has been embossed.

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