To engrave a surface.
To make a lasting impression.
To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
To sketch; to delineate.
To make such etchings
A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
An etching or print made using this method.