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Graving
Pronunciation : Grav"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Grave to clean.]
Definition : Defn: The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. Graving dock. (Naut.) See under Dock.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Grav"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Grave to dig.]
Definition : l.
Defn: The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, esp. by incision or in intaglio.
2. That which is graved or carved. [R.] Skillful to . . . grave any manner of graving. 2 Chron. ii. 14.
3. Impression, as upon the mind or heart. New gravings upon their souls. Eikon Basilike
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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