What does graver mean?
Graver means (dated) a burin.
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/ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/ · noun
(dated) a burin.
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.
[…] the parts within the contorno are drawn by the incisions of the graver […]
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Graver means (dated) a burin.
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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.
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