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Engraved

Engrave \En*grave"\, v. t. [imp. Engraved; p. p. Engraved or Engraven; p. pr. & vb. n. Engraving.] [Pref. en- + grave to carve: cf. OF. engraver.]

  1. To cut in; to make by incision. [Obs.]

    Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh He did engrave.
    --Spenser.

  2. To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions.

    Like . . . . a signet thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel.
    --Ex. xxviii. 11.

  3. To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription.

  4. To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver.

    Engrave principles in men's minds.
    --Locke.

Engraved

Engraved \En*graved"\, a.

  1. Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the surface covered with irregular, impressed lines.

Wiktionary
engraved
  1. 1 made by engraving 2 decorated with engravings v

  2. (en-past of: engrave)

WordNet
engraved

adj. cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations" [syn: etched, graven, incised, inscribed]

Usage examples of "engraved".

On each was engraved a long screed in an incredibly tiny and intricate script.

They found a few shards, a knife, a broken shaft with a blade insert, and a couple of pieces of stone with engraved symbols.

But what we’re really interested in is finding writing samples and maybe some engraved pictures.

But it was covered with lines of engraved characters, almost all quite legible.

They cut three slabs of rock from the tower walls to serve as markers and engraved them.

The symbols that Kellie had mentioned were engraved on a flat piece of stone mounted on the front.

Two deeply etched parallel lines of symbols were engraved across the top, over the likeness of the wrecked vehicle.

Two groups of characters were engraved over symbols that could only be arrows.

Here was a series of empty cubicles along a broad concourse, there a gently curving passageway lined by doors engraved with symbols from alien alphabets.

It hovered momentarily while its occupants inspected the symbols engraved across its face.

Of the four shops he had visited, three had been eager to secure an order for engraved buttons from him.

A commissioned work by the governor to commemorate ten years of the colony, engraved with the name of every colonist and his accomplishments.

She refrained from touching it, noting only that engraved ID numbers were just visible along one pitted side.

Caution,” he said, stabbing his index finger into his temple, “should be engraved on our eyeballs.

I took the mark, later I would see that it had been engraved with the day's date, and told him that I accepted the honor to become his Lady Holder and wife, though it was hard for me to add, "mother of his issue and honored before all others.