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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
etch .
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Examples
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That cousin of mine who etches is over here now, and he wants me to stay with him for a fortnight in a sort of country house he has in Surrey; so if you think The Playboy can be put off, I will go across on Thursday or Friday and get back in time to see The Shadowy Waters and get The Playboy under way for January.
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The ambiguity of the novel's title etches itself fast - July's people are the white family he still serves but also the members of his tribe.
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What we once enjoyed and maybe even defended against less confused peers can sometimes emerge from the time-fog as a shamefully regrettable “phase” that etches an embarrassing low-water mark for all films (or romances) to follow.
Top 10 Classic Movies That Got it Wrong » Scene-Stealers 2009
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 PCB etchant solution etches aluminum wicked fast, so if you try this at home, watch it closely.
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With elaborate staging, desert locations, and a haunting score, this film etches into memory with iconic power.
John Farr: Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith John Farr 2011
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Traister etches well the strata of different generations of American women.
Geri Spieler: Big Girls Don't Cry by Rebecca Traister Geri Spieler 2010
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Traister etches well the strata of different generations of American women.
Geri Spieler: Big Girls Don't Cry by Rebecca Traister Geri Spieler 2010
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With elaborate staging, desert locations, and a haunting score, this film etches into memory with iconic power.
John Farr: Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith John Farr 2011
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Traister etches well the strata of different generations of American women.
Geri Spieler: Big Girls Don't Cry by Rebecca Traister Geri Spieler 2010
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Traister etches well the strata of different generations of American women.
Geri Spieler: Big Girls Don't Cry by Rebecca Traister Geri Spieler 2010
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