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etch
[ech]
verb (used with object)
to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like; engrave with an acid or the like, as to form a design in furrows that when charged with ink will give an impression on paper.
to produce (a design, image, etc.) by this method, as on copper or glass.
to outline clearly or sharply; delineate, as a person's features or character.
to fix permanently in or implant firmly on the mind; root in the memory.
Our last conversation is etched in my memory.
Geology.to cut (a feature) into the surface of the earth by means of erosion.
A deep canyon was etched into the land by the river's rushing waters.
verb (used without object)
to practice the art of etching.
noun
Printing.an acid used for etching.
etch
/ ɛʃ /
verb
(tr) to wear away the surface of (a metal, glass, etc) by chemical action, esp the action of an acid
to cut or corrode (a design, decoration, etc) on (a metal or other plate to be used for printing) by using the action of acid on parts not covered by wax or other acid-resistant coating
(tr) to cut with or as if with a sharp implement
he etched his name on the table
(tr; usually passive) to imprint vividly
the event was etched on her memory
Other 51Թ Forms
- etcher noun
- unetched adjective
- ˈٳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of etch1
Example Sentences
Raw pain is etched on Jack's father's face as he finally realises how his undiagnosed mental illness - and erratic manic behaviour - hurt the ones he loves the most.
Famously, any player who takes five wickets or scores a century in a Test match has their name etched on to an honours board in gold lettering.
Look closely, and “Smile now, cry later” is etched into the clear glass below a suspended bandanna, a gently admonishing song lyric by Sunny and the Sunliners, the 1960s Chicano R&B group.
During the grievous period, the three-time Emmy winner etched the beginnings of a memoir, published last year, called “The Road Is Good: How a Mother’s Strength Became a Daughter’s Purpose.”
The decade-long association has produced unprecedented success for City, while the player has etched himself into the club's history books by taking home an incredible 16 winners' medals during that period.
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