etch
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etch [etʃ] v
[Date: 1600-1700; : Dutch; Origin: etsen, from German ätzen 'to feed'; because originally the lines were 'eaten' into the metal with acid]
1.) [I and T]
to cut lines on a metal plate, piece of glass, stone etc to form a picture or words
etch on
▪ a gravestone with three names etched on it
▪ A laser is used to etch a pattern in the smooth surface of the disc.
2.) be etched on/in your memory/mind
literary if an experience, name etc is etched on your memory or mind, you cannot forget it and you think of it often
▪ The island remained etched in my memory.
3.) [T usually passive]
if someone's face is etched with pain, sadness etc, you can see these feelings from their expression
etch with
▪ Her face was etched with tiredness.
▪ Craig saw lines of pain etched around her mouth.
4.) [T]
to make lines or patterns appear on something very clearly
▪ etched glass
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Etch — Etch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Etched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Etching}.] [D. etsen, G. [ a]tzen to feed, corrode, etch. MHG. etzen, causative of ezzen to eat, G. essen ??. See {Eat}.] 1. To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the like, by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
etch´er — etch «ehch», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to engrave (a design) on metal, glass, wood, mineral, or plastic by acid or heat that burns lines into it. Filled with ink, the lines of the design will reproduce a copy on paper. 2. to engrave (metal, glass,… … Useful english dictionary
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Etch — Etch, v. i. To practice etching; to make etchings. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
etch — 1630s, to engrave by eating away the surface of with acids, from Du. etsen, from Ger. ätzen to etch, from O.H.G. azzon cause to bite, feed, from P.Gmc. *atjanan, causative of *etanan eat (see EAT (Cf. eat)). Related: Etched; etching … Etymology dictionary
etch — index delineate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
etch — [ etʃ ] verb intransitive or transitive to make marks on a hard surface by cutting into it a. to use acid to make marks on a metal surface in order to make a picture called an etching … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
etch — vb incise, engrave, Carve, chisel, sculpture, sculpt, sculp … New Dictionary of Synonyms
