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Graves vs Graven - What's the difference?

graves | graven |

As a noun graves

is plural of grave.

As a proper noun Graves

is a region close to Bordeaux in south-western France.

As an adjective graven is

carved, engraved.

As a verb graven is

past participle of lang=en.

graves

English

Noun

(head)
  • The sediment of melted tallow; greaves.
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    graven

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • carved, engraved
  • * Old Testament (Exodus 20:4 KJV)
    • Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
  • Something fashioned by man, or something man-made. Anything made by man's hands.
  • Something that is not alive, but made dead, from the grave.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • :* {{quote-book
    • , year=1872 , year_published=2009 , edition=HTML , editor= , author=James De Mille , title=The Cryptogram , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=Deep lines were graven on her pale forehead, and on her wan, thin cheeks. }} English adjectives ending in -en ----