1. cut or carved into a surface using acid or a sharp tool
2. clearly and permanently fixed in memory or mind
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The artist’s name was etched into the bottom of the sculpture.
• Intricate patterns were etched on the glass vase.
• The memory of that day is etched in my mind forever.
• Her face showed deeply etched lines of worry.
• The initials were etched into the old oak tree.
• That tragic scene remains etched in his memory.
• The etched design on the mirror was beautiful.