Noah Webster
Emboss
EMBOSS', verb transitive [en, in, and boss.] In architecture and sculpture, to form bosses or protuberances; to fashion in relievo or raised work; to cut or form with prominent figures.
1. To form with bosses; to cover with protuberances.
2. To drive hard in hunting, till a deer foams, or a dog's knees swell.
EMBOSS', verb transitive To inclose as in a box; to include; to cover. [Not used.]
EMBOSS', verb transitive To inclose in a wood; to conceal in a thicket. [Not used.]