Definitions

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  • verb obsolete Past participle of engrave
  • verb obsolete Engrave.

Etymologies

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From engrave +‎ -en.

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Alteration of engrave, influenced by verbs formed with the circumfix en- -en.

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Examples

  • I do not crave to have my name engraven in bold letters upon the "Cap stone" of this structure, but I do desire to contribute my mite towards the completion of this grand structure of free thought, which, when completed, will stand out upon the horizon of time as a towering monument to Christ and his cause.

    Thirty Years In Hell Or, From Darkness to Light Bernard Fresenborg

  • A host of paid claqueurs rent the air with venal shouts, repeating the pompous titles engraven on the pedestals, and hailing him as the third founder of Constantinople.

    Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom 1831-1903 1895

  • It had the property of reflecting everything bright that came near it; and there was a word engraven upon it.

    Wonder-Box Tales Jean Ingelow 1858

  • My diamonds, on whose setting Mrs. Linwood had had my name engraven, were found in his possession.

    Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Caroline Lee Hentz 1828

  • The white stone, with a new name engraven upon it.

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721

  • Is but the voice of every saint.] 3 "O let my name engraven stand,

    Hymns and Spiritual Songs Isaac Watts 1711

  • What do these profit a year hence, when other names sound louder than yours, when you lie hidden away under the ground, along with idle titles engraven on your coffin?

    The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 Ontario. Ministry of Education

  • German unity was the idea engraven upon Bismarck's heart.

    Pushing to the Front Orison Swett Marden 1887

  • Look! by the fireplace there is the gig-whip, his riding-whip, the spud with which you know he used to dig the weeds out of the terrace-walk; in that drawer are his spurs, his whistle, his visiting-cards, with his dear, dear name engraven upon them!

    Stories of Comedy Rossiter Johnson 1885

  • This weapon -- as Mark afterwards learned -- was an official spear with the Queen's name engraven on it.

    The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar Francis B. Pearson 1859

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