graving noun. ['greɪvɪŋ] ME.
[from GRAVE verb¹ + -ING¹.]
1. Digging. obsolete exc. dial. ME.

2. Burial. Only in ME.

3. a. Carving, sculpturing; incision of ornamental lines etc. in stone, metal, or other material. LME-E18.
b. Something cut or carved; a carving, a sculpture; an inscription. arch. LME.

4. The engraving of a design, picture, etc. on metal or wood. arch. M17.

Comb.:
graving tool (a) = GRAVER 3; (b) (dial., rare) a spade used in making drains etc.

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