01 n. A variant of Eddish.
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Entry
5 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Etch
/ĕch/
· IPA /ɛt͡ʃ/
02 v. t. To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the like, by means of lines or strokes eaten in or corroded by means of some strong acid.
imp. & p. p.
Etched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Etching
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To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the like, by means of lines or strokes eaten in or corroded by means of some strong acid.
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To subject to etching; to draw upon and bite with acid, as a plate of metal.“I was etching a plate at the beginning of 1875.” — Hamerton.
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To sketch; to delineate.[R.]“There are many empty terms to be found in some learned writes, to which they had recourse to etch out their system.” — Locke.
03 v. i. To practice etching; to make etchings.
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To practice etching; to make etchings.