GRAVING
Verb
graving
present participle of grave
Noun
graving (plural gravings)
The act of cleaning a ship's bottom.
(obsolete) An engraving.
Source: Wiktionary
Grav"ing, n. Etym: [From Grave to clean.]
Definition: The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. Graving dock. (Naut.) See
under Dock.
Grav"ing, n. Etym: [From Grave to dig.]
l.
Definition: The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, esp. by
incision or in intaglio.
2. That which is graved or carved. [R.]
Skillful to . . . grave any manner of graving. 2 Chron. ii. 14.
3. Impression, as upon the mind or heart.
New gravings upon their souls. Eikon Basilike
GRAVE
-grave.
Definition: A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave.
See Margrave.
Grave, v. t.
Definition: (Naut.) To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass,
etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or
greaves was formerly used for this purpose.
Grave, a. [Compar. Graver (grav"er); superl. Gravest.] Etym: [F., fr.
L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See Grief.]
1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.]
His shield grave and great. Chapman.
2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -
- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment,
character, influence, etc.
Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. Shak.
A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity. Milton.
3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave
face.
4. (Mus.) (a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a
grave note or key.
The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone.
Moore (Encyc. of Music).
(b) Slow and solemn in movement. Grave accent. (Pron.) See the Note
under Accent, n., 2.
Syn.
– Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful; sedate;
weighty; momentous; important.
– Grave, Sober, Serious, Solemn. Sober supposes the absence of all
exhilaration of spirits, and is opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober
thought. Serious implies considerateness or reflection, and is
opposed to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important concerns.
Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance, etc., which results from
the pressure of weighty interests, and is opposed to hilarity of
feeling or vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire.
Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is carried to its
highest point; as, a solemn admonition; a solemn promise.
Grave, v. t. [imp. Graved (gravd); p. p. Graven (grav"'n) or Graved;
p. pr. & vb. n. Graving.] Etym: [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave;
akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban,
Dan. grabe, Sw. gräfva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to
write, E. graphic. Cf. Grave, n., Grove, n.]
1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.
He hath graven and digged up a pit. Ps. vii. 16 (Book of Common
Prayer).
2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to
engrave.
Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the
children of Israel. Ex. xxviii. 9.
3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to
sculpture; as, to grave an image.
With gold men may the hearte grave. Chaucer.
4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
O! may they graven in thy heart remain. Prior.
5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. Shak.
Grave, v. i.
Definition: To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised
lines; to practice engraving.
Grave, n. Etym: [AS. grf, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf,
G. grab, Icel. gröf, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See Grave to carve.]
Definition: An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any
place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.
He bad lain in the grave four days. John xi. 17.
Grave wax, adipocere.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition