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Joint signature. [R.] Colgrave.

so, the result of consulation; determination; decision. [Obs.] The council broke; And all grave consults dissolved in smoke. Dryden.

ge of thoughts or views; conversation; chat. Formed by thy converse happily to steer From grave to gay, from lively to severe. Pope.

sport. I will convey them by sea in fleats. 1 Kings v. 9. Convey me to my bed, then to my grave. Shak.

A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved.

To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off. I like the work well; ere it be demanded (As like enough it will), I'd have it copied. Shak.…

Cordiality. Cotgrave.

A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares. Cotgrave.

Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.

ition as that of plate from which the first was printed, the object being to enable the engraver to inspect the state of the plate. -- Counter revolution, a revolution opposed to a former one, and restoring a former state of things. -- Counter revolutionist, one engaged in, or befriending, a counter revolution. -- C…

complaisant. A patient and courteous bearing. Prescott. His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous. Fuller.

ing able to cove or sit upon them [eggs], she [the female tortoise] bestoweth them in the gravel. Holland.

A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.

Criminal; involving great crime or grave charges; very wicked; heinous. [Obs.] Holland. -- Crim"i*nous*ly, adv.. -- Crim"i*nous*ness,n. [Obs.]

te end and result of an undertaking; a chief end. [Obs.] O this false soul of Egypt! this grave charm . . . . Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end. Shak.

integrated; to perish. If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel. Arbuthnot. The league deprived of its principal supports must soon crumble to pieces. Prescott.

A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object.

An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts.

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.

An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments.