C2verbnaturearts
US/etʃ/
UK/etʃ/
to cut lines or a picture into a hard surface such as glass, metal or stone
In context
The names of the soldiers are etched into the stone wall.
Rivers have etched deep valleys into the limestone over millions of years.
That first trip to the sea is etched in my memory.
Words that go with etch
verb + preposition
- etch inThe image of the flood is still etched in his mind.
- etch intoWind and sand etched strange patterns into the rocks.
- etch onTheir wedding date was etched on the inside of the rings.
adverb + verb
- deeply etchedLines of worry were deeply etched on her face.
verb + noun
- etch glassArtists use acid to etch glass for decoration.