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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
carve/inscribe and engrave
Hello,
I realize there's a lot of overlap, but let's see. We usually engrave initials, letters, names, etc on metal and stone. We carve these things on stone or wood and inscribe them on metal,ivory. The inscriptions are however quite fine (at least in my opinion). A few examples.
The jeweler skilfully engraved her initials on the ring. - I think "inscribe can be used as well and might even sound better.
- He carved his name on the big stone in the garden. - does engrave work here? I only use it for metal.
How do you differentiate between them? Thank you
I realize there's a lot of overlap, but let's see. We usually engrave initials, letters, names, etc on metal and stone. We carve these things on stone or wood and inscribe them on metal,ivory. The inscriptions are however quite fine (at least in my opinion). A few examples.
The jeweler skilfully engraved her initials on the ring. - I think "inscribe can be used as well and might even sound better.
- He carved his name on the big stone in the garden. - does engrave work here? I only use it for metal.
How do you differentiate between them? Thank you
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Yes, overlap. However, engrave is usually writing (letters and numbers)--and is usually on wood or metal. It means to cut deeply into.
- Yes, overlap.
- However, engrave is usually writing (letters and numbers)--and is usually on wood or metal.
- It means to cut deeply into.
- It can also be used figuratively (That day was engraved upon my memory).
- Inscribe can be writing on the surface of an object (vs.
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Yes, overlap.
However, engrave is usually writing (letters and numbers)--and is usually on wood or metal. It means to cut deeply into. It can also be used figuratively (That day was engraved upon my memory).
Inscribe can be writing on the surface of an object (vs. deeply cut into). It can be cut into an object, but it would normally be a shallow cut. It
However, engrave is usually writing (letters and numbers)--and is usually on wood or metal. It means to cut deeply into. It can also be used figuratively (That day was engraved upon my memory).
Inscribe can be writing on the surface of an object (vs. deeply cut into). It can be cut into an object, but it would normally be a shallow cut. It
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