Definition of emboss

• v. t. - To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.
• v. t. - To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like.
• v. t. - To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal.
• v. t. - To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.
• v. t. - To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.
• v. i. - To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods.