Hypertext Webster Gateway: "embossment"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Embossment \Em*boss"ment\, n.
1. The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state
of being so formed.
2. A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut;
protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces
having a decorative effect. ``The embossment of the
figure.'' --Addison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
embossment
n 1: an impression produced by pressure or printing [syn: {imprint}]
2: sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to
stand out from the surrounding background [syn: {relief},
{relievo}, {rilievo}, {sculptural relief}]
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