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单词 carving
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Definition of carving in English:

carving

noun ˈkɑːvɪŋˈkɑrvɪŋ
mass noun
  • 1The action of carving.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Indeed, he sees an intimate link between his mathematical algorithm and the art of carving.
    • This article reviews varied types of relationships that were formed when a kindergarten class embarked on a study of the Native Alaskan art of carving.
    • Collectors and the general public are most familiar with Maori carving and sculpture.
    • What matters most, is the quality of carving, originality and a charming subject.
    • He was a pioneer in America of direct carving in stone and wood and in this as well as in his formal austerity he exercised a powerful influence on modern American sculpture.
    • However, I've since discovered that chainsaw carving is actually quite a popular art form - you can take courses in it, buy a video about it, read up on it or watch a true artist at work.
    • Thus all detailed carving can be done just with one knife.
    • After 1922 he concentrated solely on sculpture, becoming influential in disseminating the modern technique of direct carving in the USA.
    • This has enabled the use of several different techniques of carving to be identified.
    • Men do a great deal of carving and sculpting in wood.
    • Its compact, blocky style of carving seems to emphasize durability.
    • In massive wooden sculptures achieved by direct carving, Raoul Hague world to reveal the individuality of the trees from which they were cut.
    • He said his life as a framing educator began in 1978, when Crescent Cardboard asked him to demonstrate mat carving in their booth at a trade show.
    1. 1.1count noun An object or design carved from a hard material as an artistic work.
      a carving of an Asian elephant
      mass noun a table decorated with fluted carving
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Bulls are found in stone carvings as well as in the prehistoric cave paintings of the region.
      • Nigerian folk art ranges from ivory carvings to body painting to wall decoration.
      • Their exhibition features traditional and contemporary Pacific art and carvings.
      • Wooden carvings of birds hang upside down from a set of wires stretched along the low ceiling.
      • Every corner was adorned with precious wooden and granite carvings mounted on ornate pedestals.
      • The walls are dark wood and carvings are etched carefully into posts set around the room.
      • Aborigines originally used the gnarled trunks and roots of local camphor trees as a base for their carvings.
      • Gilded statues and carvings adorn the walls and pilgrims come from far and wide.
      • The carvings stem from the Byzantine period and apparently were made by monks in the fourth or fifth century.
      • It was made of stone, and it had carvings of sea creatures carved into the front door.
      • It is a room dense with ornamentation, small sculptures and carvings.
      • The door was engraved with carvings of dead and live roses with long stems and sharp thorns.
      • Rare paintings, frescoes and stone carvings present a marvellous panorama to the visitor.
      • Acquiring one for the exhibition was especially important as the carvings are masterpieces of the Palace Museum.
      • Various artists had also exhibited their paintings and miniature carvings.
      • Scholars believe that these carvings were designed for export to Europe.
      • They're best known for their rock art carvings most of which is Pictish and dates from the fourth century.
      • Master craftsmen built some Welsh churches, and these may well have been adorned with ornate wooden carvings.
      • On the Southern gateway elaborate carvings showing the birth of Gautama Buddha took my breath away.
      • The gilded wooden carvings around the windows had turned brown, but now they gleam.
      Synonyms
      sculpture, model, statue, statuette, figure, figurine, effigy
      bust, head
 
 

Definition of carving in US English:

carving

nounˈkärviNGˈkɑrvɪŋ
  • 1The action of carving.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thus all detailed carving can be done just with one knife.
    • After 1922 he concentrated solely on sculpture, becoming influential in disseminating the modern technique of direct carving in the USA.
    • Men do a great deal of carving and sculpting in wood.
    • What matters most, is the quality of carving, originality and a charming subject.
    • This has enabled the use of several different techniques of carving to be identified.
    • He was a pioneer in America of direct carving in stone and wood and in this as well as in his formal austerity he exercised a powerful influence on modern American sculpture.
    • Its compact, blocky style of carving seems to emphasize durability.
    • He said his life as a framing educator began in 1978, when Crescent Cardboard asked him to demonstrate mat carving in their booth at a trade show.
    • Collectors and the general public are most familiar with Maori carving and sculpture.
    • This article reviews varied types of relationships that were formed when a kindergarten class embarked on a study of the Native Alaskan art of carving.
    • Indeed, he sees an intimate link between his mathematical algorithm and the art of carving.
    • In massive wooden sculptures achieved by direct carving, Raoul Hague world to reveal the individuality of the trees from which they were cut.
    • However, I've since discovered that chainsaw carving is actually quite a popular art form - you can take courses in it, buy a video about it, read up on it or watch a true artist at work.
    1. 1.1 An object or design cut from a hard material as an artistic work.
      a carving of an Asian elephant
      mass noun a table decorated with fluted carving
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Rare paintings, frescoes and stone carvings present a marvellous panorama to the visitor.
      • The door was engraved with carvings of dead and live roses with long stems and sharp thorns.
      • Gilded statues and carvings adorn the walls and pilgrims come from far and wide.
      • It is a room dense with ornamentation, small sculptures and carvings.
      • The walls are dark wood and carvings are etched carefully into posts set around the room.
      • Scholars believe that these carvings were designed for export to Europe.
      • They're best known for their rock art carvings most of which is Pictish and dates from the fourth century.
      • It was made of stone, and it had carvings of sea creatures carved into the front door.
      • The gilded wooden carvings around the windows had turned brown, but now they gleam.
      • Various artists had also exhibited their paintings and miniature carvings.
      • Every corner was adorned with precious wooden and granite carvings mounted on ornate pedestals.
      • Aborigines originally used the gnarled trunks and roots of local camphor trees as a base for their carvings.
      • Nigerian folk art ranges from ivory carvings to body painting to wall decoration.
      • The carvings stem from the Byzantine period and apparently were made by monks in the fourth or fifth century.
      • On the Southern gateway elaborate carvings showing the birth of Gautama Buddha took my breath away.
      • Master craftsmen built some Welsh churches, and these may well have been adorned with ornate wooden carvings.
      • Bulls are found in stone carvings as well as in the prehistoric cave paintings of the region.
      • Their exhibition features traditional and contemporary Pacific art and carvings.
      • Wooden carvings of birds hang upside down from a set of wires stretched along the low ceiling.
      • Acquiring one for the exhibition was especially important as the carvings are masterpieces of the Palace Museum.
      Synonyms
      sculpture, model, statue, statuette, figure, figurine, effigy
 
 
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