Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Gravery · Grav·er·y · IPA /ˈɡɹeɪvəɹi/ 01 n. The act, process, or art, of graving or carving; engraving. 1. The act, process, or art, of graving or carving; engraving. “Either of picture or gravery and embossing.” — Holland.