embossing
present participle ofemboss
emboss
verb[T]
uk/ɪmˈbɒs/us/ɪmˈbɑːs/todecorateanobject,especiallywithletters, usingspecialtoolsthat make araisedmarkonitssurface:
Shehandedme abusinesscardwith hernameneatlyembossed on it.
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Crafts
- artificer
- artisan
- artisanal
- arts and crafts
- artsy-craftsy
- crafty
- crochet
- découpage
- emboss
- engrave
- handcrafted
- handicraft
- handiwork
- inlay
- intarsia
- silkscreen
- straw
- tjanting tool
- tritik
- weave
Examplesofembossing
embossing
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I suggest that theembossingmachine is inefficient and that perforation is better.
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Again, many tinned foods are imported and, therefore, any control ofembossingwould again be extremely difficult.
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Each article of pottery has to be marked indelibly by stamping, printing,embossingor impressing.
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It is not necessarily to do with the milk bottle or other identification; names,embossingor badges.
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I assume that this is an appliance forembossingthe official mark on the ballot paper.
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This, then, is the situation aboutembossingso far as firms carry it out at the moment.
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My concern is to make it easier for them to distinguish tinned foodstuffs by a recognisable form ofembossingon tins.
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There is also the problem of cost of new machinery forembossing.
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Each regimental pay office at home and the larger pay offices overseas are in possession ofembossingand printing machines.
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Embossingat the poll is considered to provide a safeguard also against the inadvertent issue of two ballot papers instead of one.
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I accept that those are all formidable difficulties, but it is important to consider the present position in regard to theembossingof tinned goods.
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I hope that any firms which are considering changing their system ofembossingand installing new machinery will consider the possibility of doing this.
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It is possible also that it will be necessary to change the price of a canned commodity between the time ofembossingthe cans and the date of sale.
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Numerous inscriptions placed by various methods (painting, engraving,embossing) on their original media survive just as they were except for the ravages of time.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most have a complex surface employing many techniques, including glazing, incision,embossing, and the use of photographic transfers, which requires several firings.
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- affirming
- affix
- affixed
- affixing
- afflict
- afflicted
- afflicted person
- afflicting
- affliction
- affluence
- affluent
- affluent area
- affluent background
- affluent society
- affluent suburb
- affluenza
- afford
- affordability
- affordable
- affordable accommodation
- affordable alternative
- affordable price
- affordance
- afforded