What about "incised" ? My Collins dictionary says it is the process of cutting lines, patterns etc into a design....
Peter Tandy ________________________________ From: sundial [[email protected]] on behalf of Willy Leenders [[email protected]] Sent: 28 October 2016 12:48 To: John Pickard Cc: Sundial List Subject: Re: Terms to describe markings on dials (or other objects) In my language (Dutch) it is "een bobbel". The translation of my dictionary in English: 'blob', 'bulge' or 'lump'. Willy Leenders Hasselt in Flanders (Belgium) Visit my website about the sundials in the province of Limburg (Flanders) with a section 'worth knowing about sundials' (mostly in Dutch): http://www.wijzerweb.be My dictionary says it is in English 'blob', 'bulge' or 'lump'. Op 28-okt-2016, om 00:12 heeft John Pickard het volgende geschreven: Good morning, As part of my research on wire strainers (tools used to tighten wire in fences) I am struggling with trying to find some generic terms to describe the markings (patent numbers, part numbers and other information) on the tools. My problem is that the markings are either "raised" (embossed) or "lowered" (engraved / stamped). The method of marking can be via casting, forging, or hand-stamping. What I am looking for is a generic term for the "lowered" markings. I have seen the word "debossed" as an antonym of "embossed", but it seems to be a neologism created specifically for this purpose. I'm trying to avoid using "cast", "forged" or "stamped" as these terms are all about the method of marking, not about the form of the markings. And both cast and forged markings can be either raised or lowered. This is not just an issue for me and the wire strainers I'm working on. Zillions of objects in museums have markings that need to be described, but I've been unable to find a suitable term to include in the "restricted vocabulary" I am developing for my work. I'm quite happy to use "raised" as a simple, clear and neutral (i.e. independent of the method or marking) term for any embossed markings, but I would welcome any suggestions for a similar generic term for markings that are below the surface. I've looked at various thesauri (pedant!), but so far I haven't found any terms that really works. Cheers, John John Pickard [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
