carving
[ kahr-ving ]
/ ˈkɑr vɪŋ /
noun
the act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, as wood.
a carved design or figure.
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Definition for carving (2 of 2)
carve
[ kahrv ]
/ kɑrv /
verb (used with object), carved, carv·ing.
verb (used without object), carved, carv·ing.
to carve figures, designs, etc.
to cut meat.
Origin of carve
before 1000; Middle English
kerven, Old English
ceorfan to cut; cognate with Middle Low German
kerven, German
kerben, Greek
gráphein to mark, write; see
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British Dictionary definitions for carving (1 of 2)
carving
/ (ˈkɑːvɪŋ) /
noun
a figure or design produced by carving stone, wood, etc
Related adjective: glyptic
British Dictionary definitions for carving (2 of 2)
carve
/ (kɑːv) /
verb
(tr)
to cut or chip in order to form something
to carve wood
to decorate or form (something) by cutting or chipping
to carve statues
to slice (meat) into pieces
to carve a turkey
Word Origin for carve
Old English
ceorfan; related to Old Frisian
kerva, Middle High German
kerben to notch