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adj. - Cut or impressed into a surface.

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Usage examples (39)
  • Verb (used with object), : She had the jeweler engrave her name on the back of the watch. ,He engraved the ring in a floral pattern. ,That image is...
  • They even had his name engraved on the front of it.
  • There was a name engraved in cursive on the inside of the little circular cover.
  • When he had opened it, she made a big deal about getting his name engraved on it.
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