Graves

1
[ grahv; French grav ]

noun
  1. a wine-growing district in Gironde department, in SW France.

  2. a dry, red or white table wine produced in this region.

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Other definitions for Graves (2 of 2)

Graves2
[ greyvz ]

noun
  1. Morris, 1910–2001, U.S. painter.

  2. Robert (Ran·ke) [rahng-kuh], /ˈrɑŋ kə/, 1895–1985, English poet, novelist, and critic.

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How to use Graves in a sentence

  • Beyond the village, on a rise of ground, was the church, its square gray tower crumbling down upon its ancient Graves.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • Solomon, 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 Conway
  • She's in de play-house I made her, jess dis side de Graves, whar she sits an' plays.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • He 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. Holmes
  • Tall iron gates between the arches enclose the Graves, which are marked with massive sarcophagi of Scotch granite.

British Dictionary definitions for Graves (1 of 2)

Graves1

/ (ɡrɑːv) /


noun
  1. (sometimes not capital) a white or red wine from the district around Bordeaux, France

British Dictionary definitions for Graves (2 of 2)

Graves2

/ (ɡreɪvz) /


noun
  1. 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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