incised
/ɪnˈsaɪzd/
adjective
- Cut into a surface, especially as decoration or writing; having a cut or engraved design.
- The incised letters on the monument were still readable after centuries.
- The museum displayed an incised stone tablet with ancient symbols.
- She admired the incised patterns on the wooden jewelry box.
- (of a leaf or plant part) Having deep, sharp, irregular cuts or notches along the edge.
- The incised leaves of the oak tree have a distinctive jagged shape.
- Botanists classify this fern by its deeply incised fronds.
- The maple leaf is often incised with several pointed lobes.