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engraver

[en-greyv]

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verb (used with object), en·graved, en·grav·ing.

to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood: She had the jeweler engrave her name on the back of the watch.

to print from such a surface.

to mark or ornament with incised letters, designs, etc.: He engraved the ring in a floral pattern.

to impress deeply; infix: That image is engraved on my mind.

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Origin:
1500–10; < Middle French engraver; see en-¹, grave³

Related forms

en·grav·a·ble, adjective

en·grav·er, noun

re·en·grave, verb (used with object), re·en·graved, re·en·grav·ing.

su·per·en·grave, verb (used with object), su·per·en·graved, su·per·en·grav·ing.

un·der·en·grav·er, noun

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un·en·graved, adjective

well-en·graved, adjective

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Collins

World English Dictionary

engrave (ɪnˈɡreɪv)

—vb
1.	to inscribe (a design, writing, etc) onto (a block, plate, or other surface used for printing) by carving, etching with acid, or other process
2.	to print (designs or characters) from a printing plate so made
3.	to fix deeply or permanently in the mind

[C16: from en-¹ + grave³, on the model of French engraver]

en'graver

—n

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Easton

Bible Dictionary

Engraver definition

Heb. harash (Ex. 35:35; 38:23) means properly an artificer in wood, stone, or metal. The chief business of the engraver was cutting names or devices on rings and seals and signets (Ex. 28:11, 21, 36; Gen. 38:18).

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