| 1. | the act or art of a person who or thing that engraves. |
| 2. | the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of a metal plate, block of wood, or the like, for or as for the purpose of taking off impressions or prints of the design so formed. |
| 3. | the design engraved. |
| 4. | an engraved plate or block. |
| 5. | an impression or print from this. |
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | to print from such a surface. |
| 3. | to mark or ornament with incised letters, designs, etc.: He engraved the ring in a floral pattern. |
| 4. | to impress deeply; infix: That image is engraved on my mind. |
An artistic print made from a metal plate on which an artist has cut a design with a graver or a small chisel. (Compare etching.)