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Letched vs Etched - What's the difference?

letched | etched |

As verbs the difference between letched and etched

is that letched is (letch) while etched is (etch).

As an adjective etched is

cut or dug into the surface as by etching.

letched

English

Verb

(head)
  • (letch)

    • letch

    English

    Alternative forms

    * lech

    Etymology 1

    See (lech), (lecher).

    Noun

    (es)
  • (archaic) Strong desire; passion.
    • Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others. — De Quincey.
  • (informal) Someone with an overly strong sexual desire.

    • Etymology 2

    From loec'' - later ''lache'', variant ''letch - for example Sandy's Letch located east of Annitsford in Northumberland.

    Noun

    (es)
  • A stream or pool in boggy land.

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (es)

    • Verb

    (es)
    • (Webster 1913)

    etched

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.
  • * '>citation

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (etch)