How to pronounce etch

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What etch means

verb

To scratch a design into glass, metal, or stone

In a sentence: The jeweler used a tiny tool to etch stars onto the inside of the ring.

Where it comes from: It comes from Dutch and German words meaning "to make something bite or eat," because the acid used for etching eats into metal.

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