All 8 Uses of
grave
in
The Odyssey, by Homer (translated by: Butcher & Lang)
- And a grave dame bare wheaten bread and set it by them, and laid on the board many dainties, giving freely of such things as she had by her.
Book 1 *grave = serious and solemn
- And a handmaid bare water for the hands in a goodly golden ewer, and poured it forth over a silver basin to wash withal; and to their side she drew a polished table, and a grave dame bare food and set it by them, and laid upon the board many dainties, giving freely of such things as she had by her, and a carver lifted and placed by them platters of divers kinds of flesh, and nigh them he set golden bowls.
Book 4
- And a grave dame bare wheaten bread and set it by him and laid upon the board many dainties, giving freely of such things as she had by her.
Book 7
- And a handmaid bare water for the hands in a goodly golden ewer, and poured it forth over a silver basin to wash withal; and to my side she drew a polished table, and a grave dame bare wheaten bread and set it by me, and laid on the board many dainties, giving freely of such things as she had by her.
Book 10
- And a grave dame bare wheaten bread and set it by them, and laid on the board many dainties, giving freely of such things as she had by her.
Book 15
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- Nay, burn me there with mine armour, all that is mine, and pile me a barrow on the shore of the grey sea, the grave of a luckless man, that even men unborn may hear my story.†
Book 11
- And the grave dame bare wheaten bread, and set it by them, and laid on the board many dainties, giving freely of such things as she had by her.†
Book 17
- And they that ministered set by him a portion of flesh, and the grave dame brought wheaten bread and set it by him to eat.†
Book 17 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(grave as in: Her manner was grave.) serious and/or solemnThe exact meaning of this sense of grave can depend upon its context. For example:
- "This is a grave problem," or "a situation of the utmost gravity." -- important, dangerous, or causing worry
- "She was in a grave mood upon returning from the funeral." -- sad or solemn
- "She looked me in the eye and gravely promised." -- in a sincere and serious manner
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
Better known meanings of grave and gravity:Less common meanings of grave:- grave -- a place where a dead body is buried
- gravity -- in the sense of physics to refer to the force of attraction between all masses in the universe--especially the force that causes things to fall toward the earth
- death -- as in "A message from beyond the grave."
- describing a color as dark
- to sculpt with a chisel
- to clean and coat the bottom of a wooden ship with pitch
- grave accent -- a punctuation mark (`) that is used in some non-English languages, and that is placed over some letters of the alphabet to tell how they are pronounced.
- grave musical direction -- in a slow and solemn manner