inscribed

[US]/in'skraibd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

V. written or engraved on the surface of an object;
V. carved on something;
V. written on the surface of something.

Phrases & Collocations

inscribed circle

Example Sentences

the memorial is inscribed with ten names.

a regular polygon inscribed in a circle.

The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall.

he inscribed the statement in a bold hand.

She inscribed her own name on the textbook.

his name was inscribed on the new silver trophy.

The deiform Paramitality is the fairyland governed by the hallucination and inscribed in the nihility.

the letters inscribed on something, especially decorative ones.

Pottery inscribed with ink is called ostracon. This ostracon was found in the oldest Judean city unearthed to date. Archaeologists say the city is near what David killed Goliath.

Real-world Examples

They have inscribed their names upon the pages of history.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

How'd you know it was inscribed?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

While the top two books were Inscribed with “VE” and “RT respectively, the third book was inscribed with “TAS”.

Source: Entering Harvard University

The story of the Habsburgs, whose last emperor died in 1922, is indelibly inscribed in European history.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The word " slavery" never appears in the constitution. Racism is not explicitly inscribed in the Second Amendment.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The scholar was presented with a specially inscribed copy of the book.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

They also found round seals and inscribed clay tablets in those tombs.

Source: A Brief History of the World

When the book came out he sent me a copy inscribed patiently yours Colon.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

The Egyptian pharaohs inscribed their decrees on steely just like there was at a stone.

Source: If national treasures could speak.

In Ancient Greece, at the Temple of Apollo, three maxims of critical importance were inscribed.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

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