emboss
English
/ɪmˈbɒs/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To mark or decorate with a raised design or symbol.
- (transitive) To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, etc.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English embossen derived from Old French embocer affix from English boss (bump, a lump, protuberance, protrusion, employer, manager).
Origin
English
boss
Gloss
bump, a lump, protuberance, protrusion, employer, manager
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiboss English
- boss English
- bossdom English
- bosser English
- bosset English
- bossful English
- bossish English
- bossism English
- bossless English
- bosslike English
- bossling English
- bossly English
- bossman English
- bossnapping English
- bossocracy English
- bossy English
- deboss English
- embossable English
- embosser English
- embossment English
- embost English
- midboss English
- miniboss English
- nanoemboss English
- overboss English
- superboss English
- underboss English
- Boss German
- boss Italian
- baas Dutch, Flemish
- boss French
- босс Russian
- boss Swedish
- ボス Japanese
- embossen Middle English
- embocer Old French
- bosing Tagalog
- boss Tagalog
- 波士 Chinese
- бос Ukrainian
- bosi Swahili
- bos Tok Pisin
- bosim Tok Pisin