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• etched — [ etʃt ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) if something is etched on your mind or memory, you can still remember it very clearly, sometimes when you would prefer to forget it 2. ) if a feeling is etched on someone s face, their expression shows… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• etched — adj. Cut or impressed into a surface. Syn: engraved, graven, incised. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Corroded so that the surface is matte and not fully transparent; of glass. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• etched — UK [etʃt] / US adjective mainly literary 1) if something is etched on your mind or memory, you can still remember it very clearly, sometimes when you would prefer to forget it 2) if a feeling is etched on someone s face, their expression shows… …   English dictionary

• Etched — Etch Etch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Etched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Etching}.] [D. etsen, G. [ a]tzen to feed, corrode, etch. MHG. etzen, causative of ezzen to eat, G. essen ??. See {Eat}.] 1. To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• etched — adjective Cut or dug into the surface as by etching …   Wiktionary

• Etched — Травленый; Выгравированный, награвированный …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

• etched — Synonyms and related words: confirmed, deep dyed, deep engraven, deep fixed, deep grounded, deep laid, deep rooted, deep seated, deep set, deep settled, dyed in the wool, embedded, embossed, engrafted, engraved, entrenched, established, firmly… …   Moby Thesaurus

• etched — adj. engraved, carved out (with an acid) etʃ v. cut, corrode (with an acid); engrave, carve out (with an acid); impress clearly (figurative or literal) …   English contemporary dictionary

• etched — adjective cut or impressed into a surface an incised design engraved invitations • Syn: ↑engraved, ↑graven, ↑incised, ↑inscribed • Similar to: ↑carved, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• etched in stone — Something, especially rules and customs,  that cannot be changed at all is said to be etched in stone …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• etched glass —       type of glassware whose decorative design has been cut into the surface by the corrosive action of an acid. An etched glass surface may be either rough and frosted or satiny smooth and translucent, depending largely on the composition of… …   Universalium