embossment n an impression produced by pressure or printing n sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background Usage(s) The superb min-chiate (or tarot) cards done in the 15th century by Bonifacio Bembo for Filippo Visconti, Duke of Milan, are so elaborate in their detailed painting, embossment . Synonym(s) imprint relief relievo rilievo sculptural relief