Graver

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grave \Grave\, a. [Compar. {Graver} (gr[=a]v"[~e]r); superl.
     {Gravest.}] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave
     heavy, grave. See {Grief.}]
     1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.]
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              His shield grave and great.           --Chapman.
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     2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate;
        serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave
        deportment, character, influence, etc.
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              Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak.
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              A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity.
                                                    --Milton.
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     3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color;
        a grave face.
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     4. (Mus.)
        (a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a
            grave note or key.
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                  The thicker the cord or string, the more grave
                  is the note or tone.              --Moore
                                                    (Encyc. of
                                                    Music).
        (b) Slow and solemn in movement.
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     {Grave accent}. (Pron.) See the Note under {Accent}, n., 2.
  
     Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful;
          sedate; weighty; momentous; important.
  
     Usage: {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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Graver \Graver\, n.
     1. One who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose
        occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other
        hard material.
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     2. An ergraving or cutting tool; a burin.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  graver
       n : a tool used by an engraver [syn: {graving tool}, {pointel},
           {pointrel}]