(im·bôs′, -bos′) v.t.
1. To cover or adorn (a surface) with raised figures, designs, etc.
2. To raise or represent (designs, figures, etc.) from or upon a surface.
3. To decorate sumptuously. [<OF embocer <em- in + boce a boss]
—em·boss′er noun
—em·boss′ment noun

(im·bôs′, -bos′) v.t. Obs.
1. To cover with foam; fleck.
2. To drive, as a hunted animal, into a thicket; press to extremity; tire out.
3. To conceal. [ME embose,? <EN-¹ + OF bois woods, thicket]