Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
comparative form of grave: more grave
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a burin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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noun
a carver, sculptor, or engraver
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
a tool used by an engraver
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: graving tool, pointel, pointrel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hand tool
Narrower terms: scauper, scorper
History
Etymology tree English grave Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English graver From grave (adjective) + -er.
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.
