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
The oldest surviving identification of Holbein’s drawing as Anne is a 1649 print by the engraver Wenceslaus Hollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
They might not be aware that those signatures go to an engraver, who uses them to decorate that year’s trophy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
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
Then after this good-bye Singer crossed the street and walked on alone to the jewelry store where he worked as a silverware engraver.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
