graving
- noun
- /ˈɡreɪvɪŋ/
- Archaic
- The artist admired the delicate graving on the antique silver box.
Examples
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Each trophy was personalized with a unique graving of the winner's name.
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The old coin bore a faint graving around its edge that showed the king's portrait.
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The graving on the ring was exquisite.
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She admired the intricate graving on the trophy.
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The artist admired the delicate graving on the antique silver box.
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Each trophy was personalized with a unique graving of the winner's name.
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The old coin bore a faint graving around its edge that showed the king's portrait.
Synonyms
18
2.8
Words painted or carved on a surface to show a name
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4.1
A picture made by cutting or etching a hard surface
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6.3
A picture made by cutting a metal plate with acid or the process of making that picture
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5.0
The act of carving or writing words on a hard surface
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5.2
A print or method of making prints by cutting a design into a wood block and pressing paper onto it
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9.9
A printing method using a metal plate cut to make rich, detailed pictures
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9.9
A design cut below the surface of hard stone or a gem
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7.6
A picture made by cutting lines into metal and then printing it
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6.4
A picture printed from a steel plate with a design cut into it
Compounds
- Specialized
A large dock that can be emptied of water so workers can fix the bottom of a ship
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Graving for an engraved design comes from the same root as engrave, a word that once meant 'to cut or dig into a surface'. So a graving is the little 'cut' or picture left on metal or wood — the finished carved design.