Collocations for "etch"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "etch" in context.
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etch
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- etch [an outline, a drawing, a pattern]
- etch a [gravestone, trophy, bench, plaque]
- etch a [name, date, message] on a [gravestone]
- etch (on) [metal, glass, stone, acrylic]
- etch with [gold, a pattern, tools, a knife, acid]
- face (was) etched with [sorrow, sadness, exhaustion]
- [her face] was etched into my [mind, memory]
- [her face, that fateful day, the victory] was etched into my [mind]