All 3 Uses of
inscribe
in
Great Expectations
- From the character and turn of the inscription, "Also Georgiana Wife of the Above," I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly.†
p. 1.5 *inscription = to write; or something written
- The forge was shut up for the day, and Joe inscribed in chalk upon the door (as it was his custom to do on the very rare occasions when he was not at work) the monosyllable HOUT, accompanied by a sketch of an arrow supposed to be flying in the direction he had taken.†
p. 104.5
- Other lots were marked off on other parts of the structure, and the ivy had been torn down to make room for the inscriptions, and much of it trailed low in the dust and was withered already.†
p. 504.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(inscribe) to write or mark -- often by engraving or etching onto a surface
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In mathematics, inscribe means to draw a geometric shape within another geometric shape so that each vertex (corner or angle) of the enclosed shape touches the outer figure. For example, a square is inscribed in a circle when each corner of the square touches the circle.