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Definition of Graving tool
1. Noun. A tool used by an engraver.
Generic synonyms: Hand Tool
Specialized synonyms: Scauper, Scorper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Graving Tool
Literary usage of Graving tool
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1836)
"This effect musi needs follow, because it requires a less effort for the graving-tool
to press down the wires than to pass between them. ..."
2. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1836)
"When the plate has been fully engraved upon, the next sti-p is, to give fixity
to the wires in the places assigned to them Ъу the graving-tool. ..."
3. The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural History by William Holl, Neville Wood, Edward Mammatt (1835)
"A very brief reference to the history of the Jews will shew the graving tool was
there employed in the most sacred offices. The incision of inscriptions on ..."
4. A Handbook of Greek and Roman Coins by Sir George Francis Hill (1899)
"The graving tool was not introduced until late Roman times, in the fourth or ...
The more careful engraver supplemented the wheel with the graving tool, ..."
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