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Meaning of 'etch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Etch [ n.]
- A variant of Eddish.
2 . Etch [ v. i.]
- To practice etching; to make etchings.
3 . Etch [ v. t.]
- To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the like, by means of lines or strokes eaten in or corroded by means of some strong acid.
- To subject to etching; to draw upon and bite with acid, as a plate of metal.
- To sketch; to delineate.

Meaning of 'etch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . etch [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
Example in sentence:
  • a face etched with pain;
  • the leafless branches etched against the sky
Meaning (2):
- carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
Example in sentence:
  • engrave a letter
Meaning (3):
- carve or cut a design or letters into
Example in sentence:
  • engrave the pen with the owner's name
Meaning (4):
- make an etching of
Example in sentence:
  • He etched her image into the surface

Nearby Words:

etched etcher etching

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