Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having the surface covered with irregular, impressed lines.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
engrave . - adjective made by
engraving - adjective
decorated with engravings
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective cut or impressed into a surface
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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.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Everything Must Go Marshall Fine 2011
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There was a name engraved in cursive on the inside of the little circular cover.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
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Holy Bible Revised Standard Version, with my name engraved in gold on the white front cover.
Muffins and Mayhem Suzanne Beecher 2010
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One woman sent me a beautiful leather-bound Bible with my name engraved in gold letters on the cover.
I’m Still Standing SHOSHANA JOHNSON 2010
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Her gaze stopped on one weapon to read the word engraved on the side.
Blood Trinity Sherrilyn Kenyon 2010
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There was a name engraved in cursive on the inside of the little circular cover.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
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Holy Bible Revised Standard Version, with my name engraved in gold on the white front cover.
Muffins and Mayhem Suzanne Beecher 2010
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There was a name engraved in cursive on the inside of the little circular cover.
Nevermore Kelly Creagh 2010
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Her gaze stopped on one weapon to read the word engraved on the side.
Blood Trinity Sherrilyn Kenyon 2010
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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.
Heart of a Patriot Max Cleland 2009
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