dictionary definitions for "graves"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Graves
      n 1: English writer known for his interest in mythology and in
           the classics (1895-1985) [syn: Graves, Robert Graves,
           Robert Ranke Graves]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Graves \Graves\, n. pl.
     The sediment of melted tallow. Same as Greaves.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Greaves \Greaves\ (gr[=e]vz), n. pl. [Cf. dial. Sw. grevar
     greaves, LG. greven, G. griebe, also AS. greofa pot. Cf.
     Gravy.]
     The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for
     dogs' food. In Scotland it is called cracklings. [Written
     also graves.]
     [1913 Webster]


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