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means The process of creating a raised design or pattern on a surface, so it stands up in relief and can be felt as well as seen.
from From the Old French 'embocer,' built from 'en-' (to put into or onto) plus 'boce' — a swelling, knob, or protruding boss. That same 'boce' gives us 'boss' in the sense of a raised stud on a shield or door, so to emboss is literally to give something a bump.
- origin
- From Old French 'embocer', to make rounded
- pressure play
- Uses heated dies and tons of force per inch
- braille kin
- Louis Braille embossed dots to weaponize literacy
- blind printing
- Ink-free version flexes texture, not color
- money move
- Credit card numbers were once raised for carbon imprints
gutenberg bible — first major book printed with movable type in mainz, 1455, featured embossed leather bindings
pressed penny machines — coin embossing machines at tourist sites like the lincoln memorial, operating since early 1900s
credit card embossing — raised numbers on visa and mastercard cards standard since 1960s for imprint readers