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n. - Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background; An impression produced by pressure or printing.

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  • During the excavation works, there have been found also two relieves and a limestone slab with a lion embossment.
  • Yeah, backward states such as NM, require or have in the past required that all absentee ballots/ballot envelope have a notary public embossment and signature.
  • Martin Michaelis Amherst, N.H. Redesigning our currency by varying sizes, embossment or perforation as a means of assisting the blind to distinguish between...
  • Their bodies are covered with long, raised wales, which are caused by incisions made with a sharp instrument (such as a shell or a flint), when the patient is young; the wounds...
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