emboss

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1. 1.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.
2. 2.To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal. [Obs.]
3. 3.To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood. [Obs.] In the Arabian woods embossed. Milton.
4. 4.To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset. A knight her met in mighty arms embossed. Spenser.
5. 5.To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods. [Obs.] S. Butler.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal. [Obs.] called?
• What is to hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood. [Obs.] In the Arabian woods embossed. Milton called?
• What is to surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset. A knight her met in mighty arms embossed. Spenser called?
• What is to seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods. [Obs.] S. Butler called?