Webster's Dictionary 1913

2620

Gratulatory

Grat″u‐la‐to‐ry (?), a. Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory.The usual groundwork of such gratulatory odes. Bp. Horsley.

2621

Graunt

Graunt (?), v. & n. See Grant.Chaucer.

2622

Grauwacke

‖Grau″wack‐e (?), n. Graywacke.

2623

Gravamen

‖Gra‐va″men (?), n.; pl. L. Gravamina (#), E. Gravamens (#). [L., fr. gravare to load, burden, fr. gravis heavy, weighty. See Grave, a.] (Law) The grievance complained of; the s...

2624

Grave

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 p...

2625

Grave (2)

Grave, a. [Compar.Graver (grāv″ẽr); superl.Gravest.] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See Grief.] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous.His shield grav...

2626

Grave (3)

Grave, v. t. [imp.Graved (grāvd); p. p.Graven (grāv″'n) or Graved; p. pr. & vb. n.Graving.] [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG....

2627

Grave (4)

Grave, v. i. To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.

2628

Grave (5)

Grave, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. gröf, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See Grave to carve.] An excavation in the earth as a place of buri...

2629

Graveclothes

Grave″clothes′ (�), n. pl. The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred.

2630

Gravedigger

Grave″dig′ger (?), n. 1. A digger of graves.2. (Zoöl.) See Burying beetle, under Bury, v. t.

2631

Gravel

Grav″el (?), n. [OF. gravele, akin to F. gr?ve a sandy shore, strand; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. grouan gravel, W. gro coarse gravel, pebbles, and Skr. grāvan stone.] 1. Small...

2632

Gravel (2)

Grav″el, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Graveled (?) or Gravelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Graveling or Gravelling.]1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.2. To run (as a ship) upon the grave...

2633

Gravel-stone

Grav″el–stone″ (?), n. A pebble, or small fragment of stone; a calculus.

2634

Graveless

Grave″less (?), a. Without a grave; unburied.

2635

Graveling

Grav″el‐ing (?), or Grav″el‐ling, n. 1. The act of covering with gravel.2. A layer or coating of gravel (on a path, etc.).

2636

Graveling (2)

Grav″el‐ing, or Grav″el‐ling, n.(Zoöl.) A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea.

2637

Gravelliness

Grav″el‐li‐ness (?), n. State of being gravelly.

2638

Gravelly

Grav″el‐ly (?), a. Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly soil.

2639

Gravely

Grave″ly (?), adv. In a grave manner.

2640

Graven

Grav″en (?), p. p. of Grave, v. t. Carved.Graven image, an idol; an object of worship carved from wood, stone, etc. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.” Ex. xx. 4.

2641

Graveness

Grave″ness, n. The quality of being grave.His sables and his weeds,Importing health and graveness. Shak.

2642

Gravenstein

Gra″ven‐stein″ (?), n. A kind of fall apple, marked with streaks of deep red and orange, and of excellent flavor and quality.

2643

Graveolence

Gra‐ve″o‐lence (?), n. [L. graveolentia: cf. F. gravéolence. See Graveolent.] A strong and offensive smell; rancidity. Bailey.

2644

Graveolent

Gra‐ve″o‐lent (?), a. [L. graveolens; gravis heavy + olere to smell.] Having a rank smell. Boyle.

2645

Graver

Graver (?), n. 1. One who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other hard material.2. An ergraving or cutting tool; a...

2646

Gravery

Grav″er‐y (?), n. The act, process, or art, of graving or carving; engraving.Either of picture or gravery and embossing. Holland.