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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were incised" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where something has been cut or engraved, often referring to physical objects or anatomical references. Example: "The ancient artifacts were incised with intricate designs that told stories of their origin."
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were incised
verb
To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave
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Still other texts were incised into the plaster surface.
By contrast, in some early paintings lines were incised into the paint.
Bowls, arm shells, drums, and bull-roarers were incised with small geometric patterns.
Sgraffito decoration, in which patterns were incised through a grayish white slip, is also seen occasionally.
The designs were incised and filled in with lime to stand out against the black background.
Sometimes they also used sgraffito decoration in which patterns were incised through a grayish white slip.
Some were painted, others were incised with intricate designs, and still others were barely distinguishable from pebbles.
All were incised with human faces or with closely spaced, complicated designs incorporating the typical Abelam scroll and oval patterns.
The inscriptions, which might range from a few words to several hundred, were incised on the insides of the vessels.
After Jayavarman's death (about 1220), few stone monuments were erected at Angkor, and only a few inscriptions were incised.
Code numbers were incised into the wooden structural members — in Roman numerals, no less — to ensure that diagonal brace VIII would be inserted into column VIII.
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