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Grave (?), v. t. (Naut.) To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose.
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Grave, a. [Compar. Graver (gr&ā;v"&etilde_;r); superl. Gravest.] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See Grief.] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.]
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His shield grave and great.
Chapman.
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2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc.
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Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors.
Shak.
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A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity.
Milton.
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3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face.
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4. (Mus.) (a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key.
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The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone.
Moore (Encyc. of Music).
(b) Slow and solemn in movement.
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Grave accent. (Pron.) See the Note under Accent, n., 2.
Syn. -- Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful; sedate; weighty; momentous; important. -- Grave, Sober, Serious, Solemn. Sober supposes the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is opposed to [gay] or [flighty]; as, sober thought. Serious implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed to [jocose] or [sportive]; as, serious and important concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance, etc., which results from the pressure of weighty interests, and is opposed to [hilarity] of feeling or [vivacity] of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire. Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition; a solemn promise.
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Grave, v. t. [imp. Graved (gr&ā;vd); p. p. Graven (gr&ā;v"'n) or Graved; p. pr. & vb. n. Graving.] [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw. gr&ä;fva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to write, E. graphic. Cf. Grave, n., Grove, n.]
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1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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He hath graven and digged up a pit.
Ps. vii. 16 (Book of Common Prayer).
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2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
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Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel.
Ex. xxviii. 9.
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3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image.
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With gold men may the hearte grave.
Chaucer.
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4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
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O! may they graven in thy heart remain.
Prior.
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5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground.
Shak.
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Grave, v. i. To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.
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Grave, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. gr&ö;f, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See Grave to carve.] An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.
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He bad lain in the grave four days.
John xi. 17.
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Grave wax, adipocere.
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