embossed printing

Printing in which the paper is forced into dies, into which the letters have been cut or punched. The result is raised letters, used for printing for the blind, and various kinds of ornamental work. It is also effected by pre ing the type into the paper, raising the letters or characters on the other side. ěm-bo -ing, pr. par., a. . [EMBOSs (1), v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: 1. The act or art of ornamenting by raised work or figures in relief, applied to many objects. Crests or initials are embo ed on paper, envelopes, . Ornaments are embo ed on book-covers, especially on those of cloth. Leather is embo ed for binding, and many ornamental uses. es. Textile fabrics 1631 are embo ed for various purposes. Gla is said to be embo ed when it is molded with raised figures. 2. Embo ed work. "All engravings and embo ings (afar off) appear plain." -Bacon : Natural History , § 878. embo ing-iron, s. Sculp .: A tool for giving a peculiar grained or caruncular appearance to a marble surface.