All 5 Uses of
inscribe
in
Hard Times
- All the public inscriptions in the town were painted alike, in severe characters of black and white.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- The Pegasus's legs might have been more to the purpose; but, underneath the winged horse upon the sign-board, the Pegasus's Arms was inscribed in Roman letters.†
Chpt 1.6
- Beneath that inscription again, in a flowing scroll, the painter had touched off the lines: Good malt makes good beer, Walk in, and they'll draw it here; Good wine makes good brandy, Give us a call, and you'll find it handy.†
Chpt 1.6
- 'You have a suspicious appearance of inscribing some fair creature's on the bark, Tom.'†
Chpt 2.7
- The flag with the inscription SLEARY'S HORSERIDING was there; and the Gothic niche was there; but Mr. Sleary was not there.†
Chpt 3.7
Definition:
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(inscribe) to writein various senses, including:
- to write, carve, or etch words onto something's surface -- as in "The names of the major donors will be inscribed on the front wall."
- to write a signed message and/or signature -- as in "She inscribed the book with the message: I know this story will speak to your heart. Love Emma"
- to write down something when adding it to a list -- as in "Their names were inscribed in the register of at Ellis Island."