Noun: Graves graav(z)
Usage: archaic
- English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
- Robert Graves, Robert Ranke Graves
- A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
"he put flowers on his mother's grave";
- tomb
- Death of a person
"he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
Usage: archaic
- Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
"The artist graved her initials into the stone";
- scratch, engrave, inscribe
- Impress deeply on the mind
"The tragic event was graved in her memory"
- A diacritical mark (`) placed over certain letters to indicate pronunciation, stress, or tone in various languages
"The French word 'père' has a grave[2] over the first e";
- grave accent
Derived forms: Graveses
Type of: accent, accent mark, author, carve, chip at, death, demise, dying, place, spot, topographic point, writer
Encyclopedia: Graves, Mark
Grave, Holland