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AvestaAvesta A*ves"ta, n.
The Zoroastrian scriptures. See Zend-Avesta. AvestanAvestan A*ves"tan, a.
Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta.
-- n. The language of the Avesta; -- less properly called
Zend. GravestGrave Grave, a. [Compar. Graver (gr[=a]v"[~e]r); superl.
Gravest.] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave
heavy, grave. See Grief.]
1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.]
His shield grave and great. --Chapman.
2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate;
serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave
deportment, character, influence, etc.
Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak.
A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity.
--Milton.
3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color;
a grave face.
4. (Mus.)
(a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a
grave note or key.
The thicker the cord or string, the more grave
is the note or tone. --Moore
(Encyc. of
Music).
(b) Slow and solemn in movement.
Grave accent. (Pron.) See the Note under Accent, n., 2.
Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful;
sedate; weighty; momentous; important.
Usage: Grave, Sober, Serious, Solemn. Sober supposes
the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is
opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious
implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed
to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important
concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance,
etc., which results from the pressure of weighty
interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or
vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire.
Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is
carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition;
a solemn promise. Gravestone
Gravestone Grave"stone, n.
A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an
inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.
TravestiedTravesty Trav"es*ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Travestied; p. pr.
& vb. n. Travesting.]
To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render
ridiculous or ludicrous.
I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman
toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.
--Bentley. TravestiesTravesty Trav"es*ty, n.; pl. Travesties.
A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a
travesty of the first. --De Quincey. TravestingTravesty Trav"es*ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Travestied; p. pr.
& vb. n. Travesting.]
To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render
ridiculous or ludicrous.
I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman
toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.
--Bentley. TravestyTravesty Trav"es*ty, a. [F. travesti, p. p. of travestir to
disguise, to travesty, It. travestire, fr. L. trans across,
over + vestire to dress, clothe. See Vest.]
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; --
applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.] TravestyTravesty Trav"es*ty, n.; pl. Travesties.
A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a
travesty of the first. --De Quincey. TravestyTravesty Trav"es*ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Travestied; p. pr.
& vb. n. Travesting.]
To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render
ridiculous or ludicrous.
I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman
toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.
--Bentley. Zend-Avesta
Zend-Avesta end`-A*ves"ta, n. [Properly, the Avesta, or
sacred text, and its zend, or interpretation, in a more
modern and intelligible language. --W. D. Whitney.]
The sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion,
attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date.
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