Graves
1a wine-growing district in Gironde department, in SW France.
a dry, red or white table wine produced in this region.
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Morris, 1910–2001, U.S. painter.
Robert (Ran·ke) [rahng-kuh], /ˈrɑŋ kə/, 1895–1985, English poet, novelist, and critic.
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Their bodies were later found incinerated and buried in mass Graves outside of town.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThey recorded 10,549 Graves on or near the railway in 144 cemeteries, failing to locate only 52 Graves.
In Europe on these days people go to the Graves of their beloved ones who have passed away.
The long crypt tunnels into a hillside, only visible by a smattering of skylights peeking up between Graves.
The resurrected vampire Graves in particular have created quite a spectacle.
Beyond the village, on a rise of ground, was the church, its square gray tower crumbling down upon its ancient Graves.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonSolomon, and the Second Solomon, rest in their unknown Graves; their wisdom is corrupted; but their genius survives in the earth.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayShe's in de play-house I made her, jess dis side de Graves, whar she sits an' plays.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesHe was waiting to take him to the Graves, and the play-house near them, and he was watching the child as she examined the carving.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesTall iron gates between the arches enclose the Graves, which are marked with massive sarcophagi of Scotch granite.
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British Dictionary definitions for Graves (1 of 2)
/ (ɡrɑːv) /
(sometimes not capital) a white or red wine from the district around Bordeaux, France
British Dictionary definitions for Graves (2 of 2)
/ (ɡreɪvz) /
Robert (Ranke). 1895–1985, English poet, novelist, and critic, whose works include his World War I autobiography, Goodbye to All That (1929), and the historical novels I, Claudius (1934) and Claudius the God (1934)
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