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carven, ppl. a.|ˈkɑːv(ə)n|
[Strong pa. pple. of carve v.: in ME. corven; carven occurs in 16th c., but its present use is a 19th c. revival, orig. poetical, but now frequent in rhetorical prose.]
= carved.
1330R. Brunne Chron. (1810) 336 Of arte he had þe maistrie, he mad a coruen kyng. 1430Lydg. Chron. Troy ii. xi, The corue knottes. c1449Pecock Repr. i. xix. 114 Graued werk or coruun werk. 1528More Heresyes i. Wks. 117/2 Hys ymage painted or caruen. 1820Keats St. Agnes xxiv, Garlanded with carven imageries. 1856Mrs. Browning Aur. Leigh iv. 1004 A screen of carven ivory. 1879Dowden Southey 32 A miracle of carven tracery branches overhead. |