emphasis If you say that something is engraved on your mind or memory or on your heart, you are emphasizing that you will never forget it, because it has made a very strong impression on you. Her image is engraved upon my heart
The process of cutting into the surface of an annealed glass object either by holding it against a rotating copper wheel fed with an abrasive or by scratching it, usually with a diamond See also carving, cutting, stippling
If you engrave something with a design or words, or if you engrave a design or words on it, you cut the design or words into its surface. Your wedding ring can be engraved with a personal inscription at no extra cost Harrods will also engrave your child's name on the side I'm having `John Law' engraved on the cap. a bottle engraved with her name
To decorate metal by gouging a design with graver's tools; embellishing metal or other material with patterns using a stamping tool or drill This was a popular technique in mid-Victorian jewelry The resulting depressions were often filled with colored enamel Also refers to inscribing a dedication or monogram to identify a piece Stamped pieces can be designed to imitate hand engraving Under magnification, the design is much more sharp in a hand engraved piece, with subtle irregularities
To decorate metal by gouging a design with graver's tools This was a popular technique in mid-Victorian jewelry The resulting depressions were often filled with colored enamel Also refers to inscribing a dedication or monogram to identify a piece Stamped pieces can be designed to imitate hand engraving Under magnification, the design is much more sharp in a hand engraved piece, with subtle irregularities
To mark, print, or incise letters or designs onto a surface, usually paper, with a photo-etched and hand-finished die The die, or engraving, is usually metal, although it can be stone, wood, or other material Engravings are one level and shallow to carry ink in the recessed areas of the die before transferring the ink to the paper
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup" carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block; "engrave a letter" impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory
One kind of process used to create characters on stamping equipment, it involves using a single lip tapered tool to cut the character shape from the material
[ in-'grAv, en- ] (transitive verb.) 1509. Middle French engraver, from en- + graver to grave, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grafan to grave.