haberdasher
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- //They will engrave your initials on the ring for free.
- //She had the ring engraved with her initials.
- //The image was engraved on the plaque.
First Known Use
1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Middle French engraver, from en- + graver to grave, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grafan to graveengrave
verb
Synonyms
- to produce a vivid impression of //a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mindExamples
- //They will engrave your initials on the ring for free.
- //She had the ring engraved with her initials.
- //The image was engraved on the plaque.
First Known Use1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and EtymologyMiddle French engraver, from en- + graver to grave, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grafan to graveengraveverbSynonyms