# graving

Pronunciation: say "GRAY-ving" /ˈɡɹeɪvɪŋ/

## Noun

2. The act of cleaning the bottom of a ship's hull, often scraping off growth and sealing the timber with a protective coating.
   - Simple: The job of cleaning the bottom of a ship's hull.
   - _The graving of the old frigate revealed timbers thick with barnacles and weed._
   - _Yard workers scheduled a graving for every merchant ship returning from tropical waters._

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of grave. The verb is now rare. *(obsolete)* — present participle and gerund of grave
   - Simple: The -ing form of grave. This verb is old and now rare.

## Noun

3. An engraving: a design, image, or inscription cut into a hard surface such as metal, wood, or stone, or a print taken from it. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A design or picture cut into metal, wood, or stone.
   - _Each plate in the antiquarian's folio was a graving of a Roman coin, rendered in exquisite line._
   - _The printer prized the copper graving above all his other illustrations._

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