All 4 Uses of
inscribe
in
1984, by Orwell
- There, too, in tiny clear lettering, the same slogans were inscribed, and on the other face of the coin the head of Big Brother.
p. 27.1 *inscribed = written upon
- Statues, inscriptions, memorial stones, the names of streets — anything that might throw light upon the past had been systematically altered.†
p. 98.8
- But he lingered for some minutes more, talking to the old man, whose name, he discovered, was not Weeks-as one might have gathered from the inscription over the shop-front — but Charrington.
p. 99.5inscription = to write; or something written
- The inscription on the title-page ran: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF OLIGARCHICAL COLLECTIVISM by Emmanuel Goldstein
p. 184.2
Definition:
to write
in 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."