Definitions
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- v. Simple past tense and past participle of engrave.
- adj. made by engraving
- adj. decorated with engravings
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving.
- adj. Having the surface covered with irregular, impressed lines.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. cut or impressed into a surface
Etymologies
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Examples
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As a "retirement" gift, his boss gives him a large pocket knife with his name engraved on it -- which Nick promptly uses to puncture his boss's tires burying it so deeply he can't remove it.
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There was a name engraved in cursive on the inside of the little circular cover.
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One woman sent me a beautiful leather-bound Bible with my name engraved in gold letters on the cover.
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Holy Bible Revised Standard Version, with my name engraved in gold on the white front cover.
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Her gaze stopped on one weapon to read the word engraved on the side.
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As part of the honor, I got a loving cup with my name engraved on it from the Atlanta Journal newspaper.
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They bought a Bible and had his name engraved on it.
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On my night table sat a brand-new box of cream-colored stationery with my name engraved in gold leaf, along with matching personalized Post-its.
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They even had his name engraved on the front of it.
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When he had opened it, she made a big deal about getting his name engraved on it.
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