If you inscribe words on an object, you write or carve the words on the object. Some galleries commemorate donors by inscribing their names on the walls stone slabs inscribed with Buddhist texts
To assign or address to; to commend to by a short address; to dedicate informally; as, to inscribe an ode to a friend
address, as a work of literature, in a style less formal than a dedication write, engrave, or print as a lasting record draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a sentence on the memory
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner's name onto the trophy cup"
If you inscribe something in the front of a book or on a photograph, you write it there, often before giving it to someone. On the back I had inscribed the words: `Here's to Great Ideas! John' The book is inscribed: To John Arlott from Laurie Lee. to carefully cut, print, or write words on something, especially on the surface of a stone or coin (inscribere, from scribere )
{f} write on a surface; mark a surface with words; write a dedication (in a book); place on a list, enroll; draw one figure inside another (Geometry)
Drawn or delineated within another figure so that the inner figure lies entirely within the boundary of the outer, touching it at as many points as possible
The word inscribed has different meanings when used for paintings and prints For prints it refers to the information (title, date,copyright, publisher, etc ) supplied in letterpress or engraving outside the image of the print When the information is handwritten, the correct term is annotated
only used where the writing in the book is by the author, illustrator or some other person with a significant association with the book but not necessarily with a signature - the relevance of the inscriber will be stated
Distinguished from "signed" in that the author has personalized the inscription rather than merely signing his name Inscribed copies are more valuable than signed ones when the inscription is made out to a notable person or when, for example, the writer's inscription includes original work such as a poem or drawing
Words handwritten in a book, typically as a preface to the signature of the author Common examples might be: "Best Wishes ", "Thanks for the help " "Sincerely ", but it may be long and involved It is commonly inscribed TO someone, such as : "To Joe, w/,much appreciation for a fine day of fishing- Ernest Hemingway " Strangely, the market place at present seems to prefer a signed book over a copy inscribed and signed to a specific person, unless that person is a public figure of significant stature In the hypothetical example provided, of course, the desireablity of the inscription would probably not suffer by the presence of "Joe's" name