What is another word for inscriptions?

Pronunciation: [ɪnskɹˈɪpʃənz] (IPA)

Inscriptions refer to words, phrases, or symbols that are engraved, carved, or written on a surface, usually for commemorative or decorative purposes. Some synonyms for inscriptions include engravings, carvings, etchings, markings, insculptures, chisellings, engravures, incisions, incrustations, and embossments. These words all convey some form of permanent or semi-permanent mark left on a material or surface. The context in which these synonyms are used may depend on the type of inscription and the material on which it is inscribed. For example, an inscription on a tombstone would typically be referred to as an engraving or etching, while words or symbols that are stamped or imprinted on metal or plastic may be called embossments or markings.

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Usage examples for Inscriptions

The bow-window of my bed-room, which has, doubtless, been inhabited by one of these beauties, has several of these inscriptions.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
Leaving my seat I began to examine the inscriptions, and found that they had not been placed there in memory of men belonging to Bath or even Somerset.
"Afoot in England"
W.H. Hudson
Here are to be found most of the inscriptions, some having been brought from other chambers.
"Authorised Guide to the Tower of London"
W. J. Loftie

Famous quotes with Inscriptions

  • I came to these mediums through having the garden, and of course, people who have designed gardens have always worked in collaboration, and never made their own inscriptions.
    Ian Hamilton Finlay
  • In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics.
    Ferdinand de Saussure
  • The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death; so are statues and inscriptions; so is history.
    Lew Wallace
  • Dr. Gordon... contended that Hebrew inscriptions many centuries old had been found at two sites in the southeastern United States. Frank Moore Cross said... that Dr. Gordon was "in many ways a great scholar" but that this belief "simply did not make sense."
    Cyrus H. Gordon
  • In 1894 Cyrus Thomas, a Smithsonian Institution archeologist, identified the Bat Creek site as a Cherokee burial ground. That identification has been challenged in the twentieth century by various writers including the irrepressible Cyrus Gordon, professor of Semitic languages. They claim that the Bat Creek inscription is Hebrew and related to the Bar Kochba rebellion that took place during AD 135 in Roman Judea. Gordon attempted to bolster the theory by pointing out that the Bat Creek inscription ties in quite nicely with various finds of Roman and Bar Kochba coins in the Kentucky and Tennessee area. Unfortunately, experts consider these finds to be fakes. Gordon's willingness to consider the possibility that these inscriptions were made by refugees from the defeat of the Jewish Revolt in AD 70 does not help his case because the arguments against it are almost as strong as those against the Bar Kochba rebellion.
    Cyrus H. Gordon

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