Word Study
etched
CIDE DICTIONARY
etched, adj.
- Cut or impressed into a surface. [WordNet 1.5]
- Corroded so that the surface is matte and not fully transparent; -- of glass. [PJC]
THESAURUS
etched
confirmed, deep-dyed, deep-engraven, deep-fixed, deep-grounded, deep-laid, deep-rooted, deep-seated, deep-set, deep-settled, dyed-in-the-wool, embedded, embossed, engrafted, engraved, entrenched, established, firmly established, graven, implanted, impressed, imprinted, indelibly impressed, infixed, ingrained, ingrown, inveterate, inwrought, long-established, old-line, on a rock, on bedrock, rooted, set, settled, stabilized, vested, well-established, well-founded, well-grounded, well-set, well-settledFor further exploring for "etched" in Webster Dictionary Online