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engrave1 /en- or in-grāvˈ/ transitive verb (pap engravedˈ or engrāvˈen)- To cut or carve on wood, steel, etc
- To cut into
- To impress deeply
- To form or represent by engraving
ORIGIN: en- (1a) and grave1 engrāvˈer noun engrāvˈery noun (obsolete) The art of the engraver engrāvˈing noun - The act or art of cutting or incising designs on metal, wood, etc esp in order to print impressions from them (in metal, the lines to be printed are sunk or incised; in wood, they appear in relief, the wood between them being cut away)
- An impression taken from an engraved plate
- A print
- A piece of stone, etc decorated with carving
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