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Embossment

The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state of being so formed.

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Impression 76% connected

The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Sculpture 76% connected

The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stamp 76% connected

To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mezzo-rilievo 76% connected

A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Imprint 74% connected

To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Imprint 74% connected

To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 4

Imprint 92% connected

To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Relief 92% connected

The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Relievo 92% connected

See Relief, n., 5.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rilievo 92% connected

Same as Relief, n., 5.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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