graving
Cutting into surface
Graving is the act of carving or engraving, particularly cutting into a hard surface.
A graving dock is a dry dock where ships are cleaned and repaired—the hull is "graved" by scraping off barnacles and marine growth, then coated with protective material.
The word is largely archaic outside nautical contexts: The shipyard's graving dock could accommodate vessels up to 800 feet.
Edged carving implement
- burinPointed engraving implement
- copperplateFormal looped penmanship
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
incising · tooling · plate · metal · inscription · lettering · line work · crosshatching
Vessel construction site
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- keelHull's structural base
- hullOuter covering or frame
- slipwayInclined shore for launching
dockyard · haul-out · refit · overhaul · maintenance · repair · scraping · caulking
Shaping by cutting away
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- reliefEasing of distress
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
granite · limestone · alabaster · woodwork · whittling · figurine · statue · bust
Memorial stone at grave
- headstoneMemorial slab marking burial
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
plaque · commemoration · dedication · lettering · cemetery · graveyard · mausoleum · sepulcher
chisel
Edged carving implement
- burinPointed engraving implement
- copperplateFormal looped penmanship
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
etching · incising · tooling · plate · metal · inscription · lettering · line work · crosshatching · stipple
shipyard
Vessel construction site
slipway · dockyard · haul-out · refit · overhaul · maintenance · repair · scraping · caulking · barnacles
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- reliefEasing of distress
- stoneSolid earth fragment
marble · granite · limestone · alabaster · woodwork · whittling · figurine · statue · bust · mallet
tombstone
Memorial stone at grave
- headstoneMemorial slab marking burial
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- inscriptionText permanently marked
monument · plaque · commemoration · dedication · lettering · cemetery · graveyard · mausoleum · sepulcher · crypt
gravingcoating
Applied surface covering
plating · veneering · lacquering · enameling · glazing
gravingdepositing
Placing for safekeeping
building up · overlaying · plating · veneering · laminating
- graving dockBasin drained for hull work