Eches vs Etches - What's the difference?
eches | etches |
(eche)
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(obsolete) To increase or enlarge.
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(etch)
To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
To engrave a surface.
(figuratively) To make a lasting impression.
To sketch; to delineate.
* John Locke
As verbs the difference between eches and etches
is that eches is (eche) while etches is (etch).eches
English
Verb
(head)eche
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) eche, ece, from (etyl) .Etymology 2
From (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
(ech)etches
English
Verb
(head)etch
English
Etymology 1
Germanic, cognate with Dutch ets .Verb
- The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind.
- There are many empty terms to be found in some learned writers, to which they had recourse to etch out their system.
Etymology 2
Noun
- (Mortimer)