Incising

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incise \In*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incised}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Incising}.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf.
     F. inciser. See {Incide}.]
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     1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to
        engrave.


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              I on thy grave this epitaph incise.   --T. Carew.
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     2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut
        off.
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