All 3 Uses of
inscribe
in
Gone with the Wind
- The sergeant turned it in his hand, held the hilt up to the sunlight to read the engraved inscription.†
Chpt 3.27 *inscription = to write; or something written
- It bore the inscription in Ashley's hand: "Mrs. George Ashley Wilkes, Care Miss Sarah Jane Hamilton, Atlanta, or Twelve Oaks, Jonesboro, Ga.†
Chpt 3.30
- On its back was pasted a strip of coarse brown wrapping paper, inscribed in pale homemade ink.†
Chpt 3.30
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.