Dictionary Check: graven

"graven" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

adjective

cut into a desired shape

Example: "graven images"
Synonyms:
adjective

cut or impressed into a surface

Example: "an incised design"
verb

shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

Example: "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
Synonyms:
verb

carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

Example: "engrave a pen"

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