engrave
verb (used with object)
to chase (letters, designs, etc.) on a hard surface, as of metal, stone, or the end grain of wood.
engraver
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a word derived from
engrave.
Example Sentences
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In 1506, he asked the Venetian government to stop the Italian engraver Marcantonio Raimondi from copying his woodcuts.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
To be an engraver at Crane, “you have to live in a state of perfection every single day,” Buhler says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Blake left school at the age of 10, having learned to read and write, and he was apprenticed at 14 to a commercial engraver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Artist Thomas Nast, an engraver in Morristown, New Jersey, who illustrated the front cover of Harper’s magazine for many years, played a key role in the transformation, Ayo said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Mr. Donnelly left town so suddenly that she hadn’t even gotten her bracelet back from the engraver.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
