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engraved

engraved

4.3
Cut into a surface to form a design or letters
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈɡreɪvd/
translation icon : grabado
  • The trophy had the winner's name engraved on its base.

Well the ring is already engraved, no changing it now.

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Examples

  • Well the ring is already engraved, no changing it now.

  • But in this car, they have the Lexus logo engraved on them in three separate places.

  • Now it's not only because my name has been engraved on this one, but this is a gorgeous pink.

  • The pattern is engraved and it matches the keyboard and it's just so pretty.

  • The pumpkin spice ring even comes pre engraved to read.

  • So whether it's a picture frame or a little cat chawl, something engraved for me goes so far.

  • Oh, also engraved on the plaque was the name Brian Fosher.

  • Got the engraved steering wheel, engraved bezels around the gauges there.

  • He proposes that you and he settle the conflict with a game atop a sacred table engraved with your names.

  • Ornate and decorated with knots and straps, they often also bore engraved family crests.

Synonyms

graven
vsengraved
  • Archaic
4 9.8

Cut into stone or wood to make letters and designs

is used broadly for any cut or pressed impression, not only stone or wood
inscribed
vsengraved
5.1

Written or carved on a surface like a stone

is any design cut or pressed into a surface
incised
vsengraved
7.0

Cut into a surface with a sharp tool to make lines or patterns

is more general, covering cuts or impressions without sharp-line focus
etched
vsengraved
5.1

Cut into a surface or fixed strongly in someone's memory

is any cut or impression, not only made for decoration
carved
vsengraved
3.1

Made by cutting into wood, stone, or metal to form a shape

refers to surface cuts or pressed designs rather than full shaping
incused
vsengraved
  • Specialized
9.9

A mark pressed into a coin or medal so it is lower than the surface

is about cuts or pressed designs, not specifically sunken or stamped forms

How Deep

incised
7.6
engraved
4.3
etched
5.1

Surface Forms

engraved positive

Morphology

engraved = engrave (transparent) = en + grave + ed

The formation from the verb 'engrave' to the past-participle adjective 'engraved' is a standard, transparent -ed derivation.

Etymology

The word engraved comes from an old French verb made from en- meaning 'in' and graver meaning 'to carve'. So, to engrave is to 'carve into' a surface, which is why an engraved name is actually cut into metal, wood, or stone.