Linguistics Written with or modified by the mark ( ` ), as the è in Sèvres.
An excavation for the interment of a corpse.
A place of burial.
Death or extinction: faced the grave with calm resignation.
Requiring serious thought; momentous: a grave decision in a time of crisis.
Fraught with danger or harm: a grave wound.
Dignified and somber in conduct or character: a grave procession. See Synonyms at serious.
Somber or dark in hue.
Linguistics Of or referring to a phonetic feature that distinguishes sounds produced at the periphery of the vocal tract, as in labial and velar consonants and back vowels.
Linguistics A mark ( ` ) indicating a pronounced e for the sake of meter in the usually nonsyllabic ending -ed in English poetry.
To sculpt or carve; engrave.
To stamp or impress deeply; fix permanently.
To clean and coat (the bottom of a wooden ship) with pitch.
Music In a slow and solemn manner. Used chiefly as a direction.