[ech-ing] 
| 1. | the act or process of making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass, etc., by the corrosive action of an acid instead of by a burin. |
| 2. | an impression, as on paper, taken from an etched plate. |
| 3. | the design so produced. |
| 4. | a metal plate bearing such a design. |
[ech] | 1. | to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like; engrave with an acid or the like, as to form a design in furrows that when charged with ink will give an impression on paper. |
| 2. | to produce (a design, image, etc.) by this method, as on copper or glass. |
| 3. | to outline clearly or sharply; delineate, as a person's features or character. |
| 4. | to fix permanently in or implant firmly on the mind; root in the memory: Our last conversation is etched in my memory. |
| 5. | Geology. to cut (a feature) into the surface of the earth by means of erosion: A deep canyon was etched into the land by the river's rushing waters. |
| 6. | to practice the art of etching. |
| 7. | Printing. an acid used for etching. |
| etch (ěch) v. etched, etch·ing, etch·es v. tr.
To engage in etching. [Dutch etsen, from German ätzen, from Middle High German etzen, from Old High German ezzen, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.] etch'er n. |
| etch·ing (ěch'ĭng) n.
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An artistic print made from a plate on which the artist has etched a design with acid. (Compare engraving.)
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