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etch

[ ech ]

verb (used with object)

  1. 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.
  2. to produce (a design, image, etc.) by this method, as on copper or glass.
  3. to outline clearly or sharply; delineate, as a person's features or character.
  4. to fix permanently in or implant firmly on the mind; root in the memory:

    Our last conversation is etched in my memory.

  5. 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)

  1. to practice the art of etching.

noun

  1. Printing. an acid used for etching.

etch

/ É›³Ùʃ /

verb

  1. tr to wear away the surface of (a metal, glass, etc) by chemical action, esp the action of an acid
  2. 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
  3. tr to cut with or as if with a sharp implement

    he etched his name on the table

  4. tr; usually passive to imprint vividly

    the event was etched on her memory

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ð³Ù³¦³ó±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • ±ð³Ù³¦³óİù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ð³Ù³¦³ó±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of etch1

1625–35; < Dutch etsen < German ä³Ù³ú±ð²Ô to etch, originally cause to eat; cognate with Old English ettan to graze; akin to eat
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of etch1

C17: from Dutch etsen, from Old High German azzen to feed, bite
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Example Sentences

People look at me with grief etched on their faces.

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The way the draw is shaping up, either an original name or one without a win in generations could well be etched on the famous old trophy.

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There are undoubtedly expectations that come with a surname etched in cricket history but Vaughan, now 19 and about to begin his second full season with Somerset, is unfazed.

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Yet, a few incidents have remained etched in my memory.

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“I try to make my pieces smooth and comfortable,†he said, holding a signet ring cast in sterling silver that he etched with a Japanese crest of a lotus flower.

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