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单词 graveward
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gravewardadv.adj.

Brit. /ˈɡreɪvwəd/, U.S. /ˈɡreɪvwərd/
Etymology: < grave n.1 + -ward suffix.
A. adv.
Towards the grave; in quot. 1871 figurative.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > [adverb] > towards the grave
graveward1871
gravewards1880
1871 G. MacDonald Wks. Fancy & Imagination II. vi. i She..Her eyes hath graveward sent.
B. adj.
Tending towards the grave or death.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > death > [adjective] > towards death
deathward1816
graveward1855
deathwards1880
1855 M. Bridges Pop. Mod. Hist. 436 All trod the same graveward path.
1863 ‘W. Lancaster’ Praeterita 54 Until the tale of years disorb my hand, And set a graveward darkness on my brain.
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