Em*boss" (?; 115), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Embossed (?; 115); p. pr. & vb.
n. Embossing.] [Pref. em- (L. in) +
boss: cf. OF. embosser to swell in bunches.]
1. To raise the surface of into bosses or
protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.
Botches and blains must all his flesh
emboss.
Milton.
2. To raise in relief from a surface, as an
ornament, a head on a coin, or the like.
Then o'er the lofty gate his art embossed
Androgeo's death.
Dryden.
Exhibiting flowers in their natural color
embossed upon a purple ground.
Sir W.
Scott.
Em*boss", v. t. [Etymology uncertain.]
To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal.
[Obs.]
Em*boss", v. t. [Cf. Pr. & Sp.
emboscar, It. imboscare, F. embusquer, and E.
imbosk.] 1. To hide or conceal in a
thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.
[Obs.]
In the Arabian woods embossed.
Milton.
2. To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to
beset.
A knight her met in mighty arms
embossed.
Spenser.
Em*boss", v. i. To seek the bushy
forest; to hide in the woods. [Obs.] S. Butler.
