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A variant of Eddish.

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  1. n. A variant of Eddish.
  2. v. t. To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or the like, by means of lines or strokes eaten in or corroded by means of some strong acid.
  3. v. t. To subject to etching; to draw upon and bite with acid, as a plate of metal.
  4. v. t. To sketch; to delineate.
  5. v. i. To practice etching; to make etchings.
  6. v. make an etching of
  7. v. cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible
  8. v. carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
  9. v. carve or cut a design or letters into
  10. v. selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons