graving tool
- noun
- /ˈɡreɪvɪŋ tuːl/
- Specialized
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herramienta de grabado
- She inherited her grandfather's collection of graving tools for engraving wood and metal.
Examples
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The artist used a finely honed graving tool to create intricate details on the silver plate.
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He used a graving tool to carve intricate designs.
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Careful control of the graving tool is essential for producing clean lines in the design.
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A graving tool is essential for detailed work.
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The artist used a graving tool to create intricate designs on the wooden surface.
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He carefully etched his name into the metal plaque with a graving tool.
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To enhance the stone sculpture, the craftsman switched to a finer graving tool for detailing.
Synonyms
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A small sharp tool engravers use to cut lines into metal or wood
A small pointed tool for cutting fine lines in metal or wood
A small pointed tool an engraver uses to make fine details on metal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'graving' (the process of carving designs) with 'tool' (a handheld implement): it denotes a tool used for graving/engraving. This follows the productive and cross-linguistic pattern 'X tool' = 'tool for X', so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning (noting 'graving' is less frequent than 'engraving' but still compositional).
Etymology
The noun graving tool comes from graving, an old word for 'to cut into' a surface, and tool, meaning a hand tool. Picture a small, sharp tool cutting fine lines into metal or wood to make a design, and that image shows why it means 'a tool used for engraving designs'.