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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To arise 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.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal. [Obs.]

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

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.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods. [Obs.] S. Butler.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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