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Graves

1

[grahv, 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.



Graves

2

[greyvz]

noun

  1. Morris, 1910–2001, U.S. painter.

  2. Robert (Ranke) 1895–1985, English poet, novelist, and critic.

Graves

1

/ ɡrɑːv /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Graves

2

/ 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)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Erin Moriarty of ‘The Boys’ fame reveals her Graves’ disease diagnosis and the positive impact of treatment she is getting for the autoimmune disorder.

According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of Graves’ disease can include “feeling nervous or irritable,” slight tremors of the hands or fingers, weight loss, menstrual changes and heart palpitations.

When Melvin Graves returned from fighting in Vietnam, he got no parade, he said, so this was as close as he would come to one.

From BBC

Mr Graves said the English saw it as an ethnic curiosity, even joking about it.

From BBC

Ms Graves said this was "to ensure she knows her real home, so that if she is scared she knows where to come where she is safe".

From BBC

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