Graves

n. a light usu. white wine from Graves in France.

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I.

present third singular of grave

plural of grave

II. \\ˈgrāvz\

archaic

variant of greaves

III. \\ˈgräv\ noun (plural graves \\-vz\)

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: from Graves, district in Gironde dept., France

: a red or white table wine produced in Graves, France

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/grayvz/, n.

1. Morris, born 1910, U.S. painter.

2. Robert (Ranke) /rahng"keuh/, 1895-1985, English poet, novelist, and critic.

/grahv/; Fr. /grddannv/, n.

1. a wine-growing district in Gironde department, in SW France.

2. a dry, red or white table wine produced in this region.

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Graves /gräv/

noun

1. A white (or red) table wine from the Graves district in the Gironde department of France

2. (loosely) any dry or medium-dry white wine

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graves «grayvz», noun (plural).

= greaves. (Cf. ↑greaves)

Graves «grahvz; French grav», noun (plural).

red or white wine made in the Graves district of Bordeaux, France.

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I ['grāvz]

Robert (Ranke) (1895 - 1985), English poet, novelist, and critic; professor of poetry at Oxford University 1961 - 66. Notable prose works: Goodbye to All That (1929), I, Claudius (1934), and The White Goddess (1948)

II ['grāvz; gräv]

n. a red or white wine from the district of Graves, to the south of Bordeaux in France

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graves

obs. form of greaves.