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[ kahr-ving ] / ˈkɑr vɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carving ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, as wood. a carved design or figure. Origin of carvingSee carve, -ing1 Words nearby carvingCarver, Carver chair, Carver, George Washington, carvery, carve up, carving, carving fork, carving knife, car wash, Cary, caryatid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carvingOne of the men was carrying a carving knife and a live goose. The Life and Art of Radical Provocateur—and Commune Leader—Otto Muehl|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the carving, the temple is depicted with a classical pediment front and a colonnade of columns supporting the structure. Iraq’s Long-Lost Mythical Temple Has Been Found…and Is In Danger of Disappearing Again|Nina Strochlic|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST As I well recall, carving an extra $100 out of that is not easy. Are Young, Single Adults Expecting Obamacare to Cost So Much?|Megan McArdle|June 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST One woman faced down the two alleged killers who used cleavers and carving knives to hack a soldier to death in London. The Woman Who Stood Up to the Woolwich Butchers|Christopher Dickey|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Fly, Ravens, Fly Baltimore capitalized on the James fumble, carving up the vaunted 49er defense with a mixture of run and pass. 15 Best Moments of the 2013 Super Bowl (VIDEO)|Ben Teitelbaum|February 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST In carving a ham, begin not quite in the centre, but a little nearer to the hock. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches|Eliza Leslie Wood-working, of which the principal branch is carpentry—turning and carving occupying a minor place. The American Missionary--Volume 39, No. 02, February, 1885|Various We find no instances of carving so low in absolute merit as are the best of the wall-paintings of the same periods. The Grotesque in Church Art|T. Tindall Wildridge Only twenty lines in length, it stated that a stone bearing both Elizabethan and Indian carving had been found on the nearby farm. The Wishing Well|Mildred A. Wirt It is in the art of carving that the Indian race appears to have achieved its greatest sthetic triumph. The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence
British Dictionary definitions for carving
nouna figure or design produced by carving stone, wood, etcRelated adjective: glyptic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to carvingfashion, divide, hack, chisel, shape, slice, engrave, etch, mold, sculpt, trim, cleave, hew, indent, form, pattern, chip, stipple, tool, incise |