All 4 Uses of
inscribe
in
The Fountainhead
- # Dominique stopped in the hall and stood looking at the door, at the inscription: "HOWARD ROARK, ARCHITECT."†
Chpt 2.11 *inscription = to write; or something written
- The Temple attracted crowds of people who left obscene drawings and inscriptions on the pedestal of Dominique's statue.†
Chpt 2.12
- When he saw the inscription: "Howard Roark, Architect," on his new door, he stopped for a moment; then he walked into the office.†
Chpt 4.1inscription = to write; or something written
- Stickers and buttons inscribed "We Don't Read Wynand" grew on walls, subway posts, windshields and coat lapels.†
Chpt 4.13
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.