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Incising

To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.

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cutverb	(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
carved	Of an object, made by carving.
carven	Made by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done.
engraved	Made by engraving.
gravenverb	(ambitransitive) To make or become grave (serious or sombre)
etched	Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.
compoundverb	(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
inscribed	written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
incisionnoun	A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
incisionsnoun	A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
incisionalnoun	Relating to an incision.
incisivenessnoun	The quality or state of being incisive; incisivity.
incisuranoun	(anatomy) a notch or indent
cuttingnoun	(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
incusenoun	An impression hammered or pressed (onto a coin).
carvingverb	(snowboarding) Executing turns without pivoting.
inscribingverb	(transitive) To write or cut (words) onto (something, especially a hard surface, or a book to be given to another person); to engrave.
slicingverb	The action of the verb to slice.
incisurenoun	(anatomy) A notch or indent.
slittingverb	The act by which something is slit.

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