To engrave or carve a design into a metal surface; to chase metalwork.
From Old French 'enchasser,' combining 'en-' and 'chasser' (to hunt or pursue), metaphorically applied to the pursuit of a tool engraving metal. Related to 'chase' meaning to carve.
The word 'chase' originally meant to chase away or pursue, which metalworkers borrowed to describe the tool pursuing patterns across metal—it's a beautiful example of metaphor in technical vocabulary.
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