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/di baws", -bos"/, v.t.to indent (a figure or design) into a surface: The design on the book's cover is debossed.[DE- + BOSS2]
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Universalium. 2010.
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deboss — (ˈ)dē+ transitive verb Etymology: de + boss (protruding ornament) : to depress (as a design on a book cover) below the surrounding surface especially for decoration or lettering opposed to emboss * * * /di baws , bos /, v.t. to indent (a figure… … Useful english dictionary
deboss — de·boss … English syllables
