ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Graver

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Graver is a noun meaning comparative form of grave: more grave.

Meaning

comparative form of grave: more grave.

More Meanings

  1. (dated) a burin
  2. (obsolete) a carver, sculptor, or engraver

Example Sentences

[…] the parts within the contorno are drawn by the incisions of the graver […]
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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Related dictionary entries include worse, deeper, harsher, burin, gravedigging, bone-picker.

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