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as in engraved
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface
the artist etched his landscape on a copper plate
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as in imprinted
to produce a vivid impression of
in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies
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“Etched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etched. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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