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Definitions for Etched
[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.
[6] to practice the art of etching.
[7] Printing . an acid used for etching.
[8] (tr) to wear away the surface of (a metal, glass, etc) by chemical action, esp the action of an acid
[9] 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
[10] (tr) to cut with or as if with a sharp implement he etched his name on the table
[11] (tr; usually passive) to imprint vividly the event was etched on her memory
Words related to Etched
etchportray, depict, ingrain, stamp, inscribe, imprint, engrave, incise, delineate, represent, execute, cut, erode, outline, picture, impress, describe, reduce, corrode, compose
Words nearby Etched
etchetaoin shrdlu, etatism, etc., etcetera, etceteras, etch, etchant, etched in stone, etching, etching ground, etd
Origin of Etched
1625–35; < Dutch etsen < German ätzen to etch, orig. cause to eat; cognate with Old English ettan to graze; akin to eat
Other words from Etched
etch·er , noun
un·etched , adjective
Word origin for Etched
C17: from Dutch etsen, from Old High German azzen to feed, bite
Synonyms for Etched
depict, engrave, imprint, incise, ingrain, inscribe, portray, stamp, compose, corrode, cut, define, delineate, describe, erode, execute, furrow, grave, impress, outline, picture, reduce, represent, eat into, set forth