About The Word Embossment
Learn about the word Embossment to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Embossment definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Embossment
| Embossment Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Embossment?
[n] sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
[n] an impression produced by pressure or printing Synonyms | Synonyms for Embossment: imprint | relief | relievo | rilievo | sculptural relief Related Terms | Find terms related to Embossment: anaglyph | bas-relief | bellying | boldness | boss | bulging | bump | cameo | cameo glass | cavo-rilievo | colophon | concavity | convexity | cut glass | dactylogram | dactylograph | dent | dint | eminence | excrescence | excrescency | extrusion | fingerprint | footmark | footprint | footstep | fossil footprint | gibbosity | gibbousness | glyph | glyptograph | high relief | ichnite | ichnolite | impress | impression | imprint | indent | indentation | indention | intaglio | intaglio rilevato | intaglio rilievo | low relief | lump | mask | medal | medallion | pad | paw print | pawmark | pimple | plaquette | print | projection | prominence | protrusion | protuberance | protuberancy | pug | pugmark | relief | relievo | salience | salient | sculptured glass | seal | sigil | signet | stamp | step | stud | thumbmark | thumbprint | tuberosity | tuberousness | vestige See Also | alto relievo | alto rilievo | bas relief | basso relievo | basso rilievo | half-relief | high relief | impression | low relief | mezzo-relievo | mezzo-rilievo | sculpture | stamp Embossment In Webster's Dictionary \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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Mouth harp ‐ a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free…
- Norlestrin ‐ trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and…
- Gavialis gangeticus ‐ large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long…
- Considerably ‐ to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over…
- Theorizer ‐ someone who theorizes (especially in…
- Publishing company ‐ a firm in the…
- Macroeconomist ‐ an economist who specializes in…
- Shortsighted ‐ lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted…
- Constrain ‐ restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" [v]…
- Virgilia oroboides ‐ tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to…