Synonyms for engraved


Grammar : Adj
Spell : en-greyv
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈgreɪv


Définition of engraved

Origin :
  • late 15c. (implied in ingraved), from en- (1) + obsolete verb grave "carve" (see grave (v.)). Related: Engraved; engraving.
  • adj carved
Example sentences :
  • High above the roadside he had engraved an account of his glorious deeds.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • On its head was engraved a nose and chin, which might have been mistaken for a pair of nutcrackers.
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
  • That morning is engraved for ever in my mind, for the great man talked a long time.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • "Leonard Madden is my name," he said as he offered a bit of engraved card.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • On one of them was engraved what looked like letters, but I could not read them.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • On them were engraved in gilt letters, "The Peninsula" and "Waterloo."
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence » by William Lawrence
  • The portrait of the author, engraved by Cheney, is the most accurate we have seen.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 » by Various
  • Phrases the doctor had used seemed to be engraved on his memory.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • Notwithstanding this, the design was approved and sent to Washington to be engraved.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
  • On the front was engraved a monogram J. M., and on the back a coat-of-arms.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

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