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emboss

[em-baws, -bos] / ɛmˈbɔs, -ˈbɒs /


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There is no crack of dormant glue as you first break the spine, nor is there the running of fingers over the raise of emboss.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2023

It happens on the third day, after our bookbinding class, having spent the morning deep in concentration learning how to Coptic-stitch and emboss our own leather journal.

From The Guardian Apr. 28, 2019

In the real world, opportunities for selling and recruiting dry up very quickly, no matter how many inspirational seminars you attend and business cards you emboss.

From Slate Jul. 20, 2016

"I’ve had people calling from as far away as from England looking for the book early," said Madrie, who will emboss copies of the book so folks will know it was bought in Lee’s hometown.

From Reuters Jul. 14, 2015

My father, through some outside influence, turned his attention to trade, learning to stain and emboss wallpaper by hand, and developing this work until he became the recognized expert in his field.

From The Story of a Pioneer by Anna Howard Shaw

Coca-Cola takes that engraving process a step further with a machine that snaps a photo of the user, then embosses that picture onto the iconic red can of soda.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

In his workshop, Demnig embosses the name and date of birth and circumstances of death by hand.

From Reuters May 5, 2023

Noel fixed up the living room with a desk where she keeps her paint and other materials; she embosses and paints aluminum from old beer cans, making sacred hearts, roses and other pop art.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2020

A record-holding winner of six Tony Awards, for both plays and musicals, Ms. McDonald embosses any production in which she appears with a good-value guarantee.

From New York Times Aug. 9, 2015

To celebrate the club's 80-year anniversary, the shirt comes with a subtle anniversary logo embossed across the chest.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Marking the club's centenary, Fiorentina's new home shirt features an embossed pattern inspired by the ornamental frames of Renaissance art found in the city of Florence.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Outside a suite of executive branch offices I spotted a dark-suited bald man carrying a file with the White House seal embossed on it.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

There’s the front door intercom panel, a pair of embossed leather club chairs and, fatefully, Mr Big’s Peloton water bottle.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

At the bottom of the sign were embossed initials: HTK.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

The presentation is effective in clarifying light’s importance as a religious metaphor in the gold embossing, as well as being an actual material in the chapel where the altar was placed.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2024

She used a label maker to punch her name and address onto blue embossing tape, and stuck it to the bottom of the leather camera case, just in case she lost it.

From Seattle Times Dec. 17, 2023

They squat on the surface with embossing hammers, swiftly stamping the top of each cube, like xylophone players performing in a concert.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2023

There’s also a creamy French Country line with sweet embossing on the edges.

From Washington Times Jun. 19, 2023

For this purpose the use has been suggested of a perforating instead of an embossing stamp, while a dark-ground paper with white voting-spaces would make misplaced votes impossible.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various




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