graven

American  

[grey-vuhn] / ˈgreɪ vən /

verb

1. a past participle of grave.

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adjective

1. deeply impressed; firmly fixed.

2. carved; sculptured.

   a graven idol.

graven British  

/ ˈɡreɪvən /

verb

1. a past participle of grave 3

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adjective

1. strongly fixed

Other Word Forms

• nongraven adjective
• ungraven adjective
• well-graven adjective

Etymology

Origin of graven

1200–50; Middle English. See grave ³, -en ³

Example Sentences

Those included condemnation of just the sort of graven imagery his son would later master for the Church of Rome and its royal cohorts in Habsburg Spain.

From Los Angeles Times

I remember something, too, of the green grave-mounds; and I have not forgotten, either, two figures of strangers straying amongst the low hillocks and reading the mementoes graven on the few mossy head-stones.

From Literature

There are also frequent views of Stibbert’s notable collection of Japanese arms and armor — among the first in the West — such as a 15th-century tanto, or samurai sword, whose blade is graven with watery calligraphy.

From New York Times

The center was domed with two slots graven into either slope.

From Literature

The law states that “the memorial to the heroes of the Confederate States of America graven upon the face of Stone Mountain shall never be altered, removed, concealed, or obscured in any fashion.”

From Seattle Times