Definition of graver

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Graver (n.) An ergraving or cutting tool; a burin.

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Photoxylography :: Photoxylography (n.) The process of producing a representation of an object on wood, by photography, for the use of the wood engraver..
Dactylioglyph :: Dactylioglyph (n.) An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments.
Engravery :: Engravery (n.) The trade or work of an engraver.
Cipher :: Cipher (n.) A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram; as, a painter's cipher, an engraver's cipher, etc. The cut represents the initials N. W..
Burin :: Burin (n.) The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble..
Style :: Style (v. t.) A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver.
Graver :: Graver (n.) One who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other hard material.
Engraver :: Engraver (n.) One who engraves; a person whose business it is to produce engraved work, especially on metal or wood..
Flourish :: Flourish (n.) A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely decorative figure.
Line :: Line (n.) A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line..
Graver :: Graver (n.) An ergraving or cutting tool; a burin.
Woodcutter :: Woodcutter (n.) An engraver on wood.
Dabber :: Dabber (n.) That with which one dabs; hence, a pad or other device used by printers, engravers, etc., as for dabbing type or engraved plates with ink..
Engrave :: Engrave (v. t.) To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver..
Dactylioglyph :: Dactylioglyph (n.) The inscription of the engraver's name on a finger ring or gem.
Box :: Box (n.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box (Buxus sempervirens) has two varieties, one of which, the dwarf box (B. suffruticosa), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc..
Diesinker :: Diesinker (n.) An engraver of dies for stamping coins, medals, etc..
Block :: Block (v. t.) A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.
Burin :: Burin (n.) The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a soft burin; a brilliant burin..
Exergue :: Exergue (n.) The small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved on a coin or medal. It usually contains the date, place, engraver's name, etc., or other subsidiary matter..
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