engrave
Cut into metal
To engrave is to cut or carve a design into a hard surface—metal, glass, stone, wood.
The technique produces decorative items, printing plates, and personalized objects: a watch engraved with his initials, an engraved invitation.
Figuratively, something engraved on your memory or heart is permanently fixed there: That moment is engraved in my mind.
Incise a surface
- inciseCut into material
- carveCut to shape
- inscribeCarve letters into surface
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
chisel · burin · scribe · stipple · gouge · drypoint · intaglio · photoengraving
Acid-incised metal print
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
- drypointNeedle-scratched printmaking method
- mezzotintTone-based intaglio method
- aquatintTonal etching process
copperplate · woodcut · linocut · burin · plate · impression · proof · edition
Mark from applied pressure
- etchIncise a surface
- embedFix within surrounding material
- inscribeCarve letters into surface
- impressAffect with admiration
stamp · brand · sear · fix · ingrain · instill · indelible · permanent
Pointed engraving implement
- scriberTool for scoring lines
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- chiselEdged carving implement
gouge · scraper · burnisher · rocker · roulette · pantograph · carbide · magnifier
Hard conductive solid
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- woodTree-derived building material
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
silver · gold · brass · copper · pewter · steel · acrylic · leather
Elaborately decorated
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
crest · heraldry · motif · pattern · flourish · border · cartouche · arabesque
Memorial stone at grave
- headstoneMemorial slab marking burial
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
cenotaph · gravestone · inscription · dedication · commemoration · mausoleum · tribute · marker
etch
Incise a surface
score · chisel · burin · scribe · stipple · gouge · drypoint · intaglio · photoengraving · chase
etching
Acid-incised metal print
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
- drypointNeedle-scratched printmaking method
- mezzotintTone-based intaglio method
aquatint · copperplate · woodcut · linocut · burin · plate · impression · proof · edition · print
imprint
Mark from applied pressure
impress · stamp · brand · sear · fix · ingrain · instill · indelible · permanent · lasting
burin
Pointed engraving implement
chisel · gouge · scraper · burnisher · rocker · roulette · pantograph · carbide · magnifier · vise
metal
Hard conductive solid
crystal · silver · gold · brass · copper · pewter · steel · acrylic · leather · ivory
ornate
Elaborately decorated
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
monogram · crest · heraldry · motif · pattern · flourish · border · cartouche · arabesque · fretwork
tombstone
Memorial stone at grave
- headstoneMemorial slab marking burial
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
plaque · cenotaph · gravestone · inscription · dedication · commemoration · mausoleum · tribute · marker · nameplate
- memoryremember, forget, recall, memorize, recollect
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- art verbsdraw, paint, sketch, sculpt, carve
- carvingcarve, carved, whittle, whittled, chisel
- craftsmanshiphandcrafted, craft, handiwork, stitching, welding
- printmakingprints, print, printing, woodcuts, woodcut
- stone engravingInscription carved in rock
- metal engravingDesign incised in alloy
- laser engravingBurning designs with focused beams
- custom engravingBespoke text etched in
- engraved giftsItems carved with names
- wood engravingPrint from carved lumber
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