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etched

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. engraved, etched, graven, incised, inscribedadjective

    cut or impressed into a surface

    "an incised design"; "engraved invitations"

GCIDE

  1. etchedadjective

    Corroded so that the surface is matte and not fully transparent; -- of glass.

Wiktionary

  1. etchedadjective

    Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.

Wikipedia

  1. etched

    Etching is a printmaking technique in art.

ChatGPT

  1. etched

    Etched refers to a process or technique in which a design or pattern is produced on a hard surface (such as glass, metal, or stone) by cutting into the material's surface with a strong acid or mordant. It can also refer metaphorically to something being clearly fixed or embedded in one's mind or memory.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Etched

    of Etch

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of etched in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of etched in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of etched in a Sentence

  1. Jeb Bush:

    I'm informed by my faith in many things, and this is one of them. So I have to admit that I'm conflicted about this, but here's the deal, this happens in rare cases where the death penalty's given out and you meet family members that have lost a loved one and it's still in their heart. It's etched in their soul. And this is the way that they get closure? I get more comfortable with it, to be honest with you.

  2. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic:

    That is f–ked up. My son’s gonna read that one day, he’s nine. And it’s etched in digital stone. It really f—king bothered me, dude. I cried about it.

  3. Laurie Levenson:

    This has become their life, and both sides are desperate to win any way they can. Even if that is in the court of public opinion, they will take that win, everyone has woken up and realized that the law is not etched in stone. It is in the eye of the beholder and they are trying to influence that.

  4. Aloo Denish Obiero:

    The path to true happiness is etched within, marked by self-acceptance and kindness.

  5. Donald Trump:

    Dr. King’s dream is our dream, it is the American dream, it’s the promise stitched into the fabric of our nation, etched into the hearts of our people and written into the soul of humankind, it is the dream of a world where people are judged by who they are, not how they look or where they come from.

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