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etchMain Entry: 1etch Pronunciation: \ˈech\ Function: verb Etymology: Dutch etsen, from German ätzen to etch, corrode, from Old High German azzen to feed; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat — more at eat Date: 1634 transitive verb 1 a : to produce (as a pattern or design) on a hard material by eating into the material's surface (as by acid or laser beam) b : to subject to such etching — etch·er noun
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