Graver
['greɪvə]
Definition
(n.) One who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other hard material.
(n.) An ergraving or cutting tool; a burin.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Engraver.[2]. Burin, engraving tool.
Editor: Lyle
Definition
n. an engraver: a tool for engraving on hard substances a burin.
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Examples
- She was jealous of him, but there was another and graver source of trouble in her passion for religious mysteries. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I could tell by my companion's graver face that he also had seen. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- This in a lower voice, but only as if it were a graver matter; not at all to the exclusion of the person of the house. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- So I said, in a graver manner than any of us had yet assumed: 'She is as virtuous as she is pretty. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- To the battlements then, said De Bracy; when didst thou ever see me the graver for the thoughts of battle? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- This graver world of 1920 does seem to be awakening to the truth that there are realities worth seeking and evils not to be tolerated. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was graver of late, and his City affairs absorbed him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And even should they escape that fate was it not but to be faced with far graver dangers? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- And a still graver error was his decision to come to the Peace Conference himself. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I observed all day that Mr. Murdstone was graver and steadier than the two gentlemen. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- China has to tell a long history of border warfare and of graver struggles between the settled and nomad peoples. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- From what you have told me I think that it is possible that graver issues hang from it than might at first sight appear. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I suppose I am graver than other people, said Fanny. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- An instant ago, all sparkles and jests, she now sat sterner than a judge and graver than a sage. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The smile passed from his face, and he became graver than before. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Diamonds were known and worn as jewels (in the rough) in India 5,000 years ago and used as cutters and gravers 3,000 years ago. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Another difficulty was the lack of proper tools; but he worked at these until his box was supplied with a stock of knives, saws, chisels, and gravers of many different patterns. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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