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graver
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/ˈɡɹeɪ.və(ɹ)/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
More serious or worrying than something else.
- 02
adjective
Extra detaila carver, sculptor, or engraver
Examples
There is no graver loss than the loss of time.
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.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningcomparative form of grave: more grave
More examples
In context[…] the parts within the contorno are drawn by the incisions of the graver […]
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English gravere, graver, gravoure, from Old English græfere, grafere (“graver; engraver; sculptor”), equivalent to grave (“to engrave”) + -er. Cognate with Dutch graveur, German Graveur, Danish gravør, Swedish gravör, Icelandic grafari.