n. A bravado; a boast. [ 1913 Webster ]
With so proud a strain
Of threats and bravings. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a defiant manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching. [ 1913 Webster ]
A succession of cravings and satiety. L'Estrange.
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adv. In a depraving manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The art or process of engraving by means of electricity. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
☞ Engraving on wood is called xylography; on copper, chalcography; on stone lithography. Engravings or prints take from wood blocks are usually called wood cuts, those from stone, lithographs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Grave to dig. ]
Skillful to . . . grave any manner of graving. 2 Chron. ii. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]
New gravings upon their souls. Eikon Basilike [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Grave to clean. ] The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. [ 1913 Webster ]
Graving dock. (Naut.)
n. [ Photo- + engraving. ] The process of obtaining an etched or engraved plate from the photographic image, to be used in printing; also, a picture produced by such a process. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Talking irrationally and wildly;