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Embosses vs Relief - What's the difference?

embosses | relief |

As a verb embosses

is (emboss).

As a noun relief is

embossment (especially that on a map).

embosses

English

Verb

(head)
  • (emboss)

    • emboss

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) embosen, from (etyl) embocer.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To mark or decorate with a raised design or symbol.
    • The papers weren't official until the seal had been embossed on them.
  • To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, etc.
  • * Dryden
    • Then o'er the lofty gate his art embossed / Androgeo's death.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • Exhibiting flowers in their natural colour embossed upon a purple ground.

    Etymology 2

    Perhaps from . Compare (imbosk).

    Verb

    (es)
  • (label) Of a hunted animal: to take shelter in a wood or forest.
  • (label) To drive (an animal) to extremity; to exhaust, to make foam at the mouth.
  • *, II.11:
  • *:And as it commonly happens, that when the Stag begins to be embost , and finds his strength to faile-him, having no other remedie left him, doth yeeld and bequeath himselfe unto us that pursue him, with teares suing to us for mercie.
  • (obsolete) To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to enclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.
  • * Milton
    • in the Arabian woods embossed
  • (label) To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.
  • * Spenser
    • A knight her met in mighty arms embossed .

    Anagrams

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    relief

    English

    (wikipedia relief)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . See also relieve.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The removal of stress or discomfort.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,
  • The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=20 citation , passage=Tony's face expressed relief , and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one,
  • The person who takes over a shift for another.
  • Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
  • (legal) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
  • A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief.
    • Synonyms
    * (removal of stress and discomfort) ease, alleviation, liss, respite * (feeling of removal of stress and discomfort) ease, alleviation, liss * (person who takes over a shift) stand-in, substitute, backup, fill-in
    Derived terms
    * relieve * relief agency * relief pitcher * relief map * relief worker

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
  • The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
  • The difference of elevations on a surface.
    • the relief on that part of the Earth's surface
    Synonyms
    * (type of artwork) embossing * (difference of elevations on a surface) texture, topography

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