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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gravingnoun
Carved work.
Etymology: from grave.
Skilful to work in gold; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him. 2 Chro. ii. 14.
Webster Dictionary
Graving
of Grave
Gravingnoun
the act of cleaning a ship's bottom
Gravingnoun
the act or art of carving figures in hard substances, esp. by incision or in intaglio
Gravingnoun
that which is graved or carved
Gravingnoun
impression, as upon the mind or heart
Etymology: [From Grave to dig.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Graving
grāv′ing, n. an act of graving or cutting out on hard substances: that which is graved or cut out: carved-work: act of cleaning a ship's bottom.—n. Grav′ing-dock, a dock into which ships are taken to have their bottoms cleaned.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
graving
The act of cleaning a ship's bottom by burning off the impurities, and paying it over with tar or other substance, while she is laid aground during the recess of the tide. (See BREAMING.)
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of graving in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of graving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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