Graver

//ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a burin dated
  2. 2
    a tool used by an engraver wordnet
  3. 3
    a carver, sculptor, or engraver obsolete

    "1852-1854, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures The graver, in ploughing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs."

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of grave: more grave comparative, form-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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carverchaserdieengraverfigurergraving tool

Example

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"There is no graver loss than the loss of time."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English gravere, graver, gravoure, from Old English græfere, grafere (“graver; engraver; sculptor”), equivalent to grave (“to engrave”) + -er. Cognate with Dutch graveur, German Graveur, Danish gravør, Swedish gravör, Icelandic grafari.

Etymology 2

From grave (adjective) + -er.

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