Engraving and Message

Engraving

Engraving noun - Making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them.

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Message and engraving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Message" instead a noun "Engraving".

Nearby Words: engrave, engraved, engraver, engraven

Message noun - A piece of conveyed information.

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Engraving and message are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Engraving" instead a noun "Message".

Nearby Words: messaged, messaging

final	final engraving	final message
mysterious	mysterious engraving	mysterious message

A Wand of Teleportation will teleport a pre-existing engraving somewhere else on the level, with the same message.

Source: The Dev Team Thinks Of Everything / NetHack
Hatori Hanzo usually makes an engraving on his swords such as a lion (the Bride's sword) or a birthday message (Budd's sword).

Source: Bling-Bling-BANG!
If you try to identify a wand of striking by engraving something on the floor, you'll receive a message that it "unsuccessfully fights your attempt to write." The tourist's artifact, a credit card, lets you charge items.

Source: Video Game / NetHack

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