Meaning & use
graver
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A sharp-pointed tool used for engraving or carving lines into a hard surface.
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The engraver used a fine graver to etch delicate lines into the copper plate.
Each groove in the printing block was carved by hand with a graver.
A note on using this word
"Graver" is also the comparative form of the adjective "grave," meaning more serious, as in "a graver concern."
Words with a similar meaning
burin
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
More serious or solemn; the comparative form of "grave."
No graver matter has come before this council in years.
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