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Gravest
Grave 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.
Travestied
Travesty 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.
Travesties
Travesty 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.
Travesting
Travesty 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.
Travesty
Travesty 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.]
Travesty
Travesty 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.
Travesty
Travesty 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.

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- Edge of the World. Harper Perennial, 2003. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-06-621173-2. Ravest Mora, Manuel (2005). "La Patagonia oriental según una real cédula de 1570...
- Álvaro; Figueredo, Darío Salinas; R, Ricardo A. Yocelevzky; Altesor, Iván; Ravest, Guillermo (7 March 2016). Política y memoria. A cuarenta años de los golpes...
- José Ravest y Bonilla (August 1823 – September 18, 1900) was a Chilean lawyer, writer, and judge. Ravest y Bonilla was born in La Serena, Chile. His parents...
- Manuel Ravest Mora (1934 – April 8, 2015) was a Chilean lawyer and historian specializing in the War of the Pacific. He held a law degree and a bachelor's...
- University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-56827-2. Greenhill & Miller 1973, pp. 117–120 Ravest Mora, Manuel (June 2008). "La Casa Gibbs y el monopolio salitrero peruano:...
- Le Revest-les-Eaux (French pronunciation: [lə ʁəvɛst le.z‿o]; Occitan: Lo Revèst leis Aigas) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte...
- Arjentina sobre el mismo territorio (in Spanish). Imprenta de Julio Belin i Ca. Ravest Mora, Manuel (2005). "La Patagonia oriental según una real cédula de 1570...
- Arjentina sobre el mismo territorio (in Spanish). Imprenta de Julio Belin i Ca. Ravest Mora, Manuel (2005). "La Patagonia oriental según una real cédula de 1570...
- Revest-les-Roches (French pronunciation: [ʁəvɛst le ʁɔʃ]; Occitan: So Revest dei Ròcas) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern...
- Peru to a policy of international alliances which ended in the 1879 war" Ravest Mora 2008, p. 63 J.R. Brown, "The Frustration of Chile's Nitrate Imperialism...