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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
engraved
adj
  1. cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations"
    Synonym(s): engraved, etched, graven, incised, inscribed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Engraved \En*graved"\, a.
      1. Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the surface covered with irregular,
            impressed lines.
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