or IMBOSING, in Architecture and Sculpture, the forming or fashioning works in relief, whether cut with a chisel or otherwise.

Embossing is a kind of sculpture, wherein the figures stick out from the plane whereon it is cut: and according as the figures are more or less prominent, they are said to be in alto, mezzo, or basso, relievo; or high, mean, or low relief. See Engraving.