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GRAVING TOOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does graving tool mean?
• GRAVING TOOL (noun)
The noun GRAVING TOOL has 1 sense:
1. a tool used by an engraver
Familiarity information: GRAVING TOOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tool used by an engraver
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
graver; graving tool; pointel; pointrel
Hypernyms ("graving tool" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "graving tool"):
scauper; scorper (a graver used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal)
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