Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Embossment \Em*boss"ment\, n.
   1. The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state
      of being so formed.

   2. A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut;
      protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces
      having a decorative effect. ``The embossment of the
      figure.'' --Addison.

Source : WordNet®

embossment
     n 1: an impression produced by pressure or printing [syn: {imprint}]
     2: sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to
        stand out from the surrounding background [syn: {relief},
        {relievo}, {rilievo}, {sculptural relief}]