Antonyms for etched


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ech
Phonetic Transcription : ɛtʃ


Definition of etched

Origin :
  • 1630s, "to engrave by eating away the surface of with acids," from Dutch etsen, from German ätzen "to etch," from Old High German azzon "cause to bite, feed," from Proto-Germanic *atjanan, causative of *etanan "eat" (see eat). Related: Etched; etching.
  • verb carve
Example sentences :
  • All this flashed into his sight, etched against the sable night as if in flame.
  • Extract from : « Raiders Invisible » by Desmond Winter Hall
  • But up here we were above it, etched by the starlight and Earthglow.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
  • I had etched a very little myself and was free of the fraternity.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • He drew designs for engravers, and etched a Judgment of Midas.
  • Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
  • And the picture of it was etched on his mind as clearly as memory could paint it.
  • Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
  • Her eyes were piercingly bright and on her lips was etched a sardonic smile.
  • Extract from : « Old Fogy » by James Huneker
  • Its every incident is etched on the curtain of the past with sharp and unfaded lines.
  • Extract from : « The Cryptogram » by William Murray Graydon
  • The etched line is clear and strong, from the clean biting of the acid.
  • Extract from : « Rembrandt's Etching Technique: An Example » by Peter Morse
  • These figures were drawn in the ground and etched in the first stage of the print.
  • Extract from : « Rembrandt's Etching Technique: An Example » by Peter Morse
  • Some were painted with wood-dyes, and others were etched in relief patterns.
  • Extract from : « Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

Synonyms for etched

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