engraved

Adjective

Synonyms: etched graven incised inscribed

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

cut or impressed into a surface“an incised design”“engraved invitations”Synonyms: etched graven incised inscribed

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Engrave \En*grave"\, v. t. [imp. Engraved; p. p. Engraved or Engraven; p. pr. & vb. n. Engraving.] [Pref. en- + grave to carve: cf. OF. engraver.]

1.To cut in; to make by incision. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh He did engrave.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

2.To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions. [1913 Webster]

Like . . . . a signet thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel.— Ex. xxviii. 11.[1913 Webster]

3.To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription. [1913 Webster]

4.To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver. [1913 Webster]

Engrave principles in men's minds.— Locke.[1913 Webster]

Engraved \En*graved"\, a.

1.Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving. [1913 Webster]

2.(Zo["o]l.) Having the surface covered with irregular, impressed lines. [1913 Webster]