All 5 Uses of
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A Streetcar Named Desire
- Then, from left stage, comes a drum majorette, bearing a gold andpurple silk banner inscribed, Tenth for Tom Finley', prancing and followed by Boss Finley, heavenly, and Tom Junior, with a tight grip on her arm, as if he were conducting her to a death chamber.†
Scene 2.2
- Yes; read the inscription.†
Scene 3.3 *inscription = to write; or something written
- Blanche: Oh, is there an inscription?†
Scene 3.3
- Mitch: There's a story connected with that inscription.†
Scene 3.3
- Mitch: I showed you the inscription, didn't I?†
Scene 3.3
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.