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carve

  [kahrv] verb, carved, carv⋅ing.
Use carve out in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine.
2. to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone.
3. to cut into slices or pieces, as a roast of meat.
4. to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface: The top of the box was beautifully carved with figures of lions and unicorns.
5. to cut (a design, figures, etc.) on a surface: Figures of lions and unicorns were carved on the top of the box.
6. to make or create for oneself (often fol. by out): He carved out a career in business.
–verb (used without object)
7. to carve figures, designs, etc.
8. to cut meat.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME kerven, OE ceorfan to cut; c. MLG kerven, G kerben, Gk gráphein to mark, write; see graph

Related forms:
carver, noun
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Word Origin & History

carve 
O.E. ceorfan (class III strong verb; past tense cearf, pp. corfen), from W.Gmc. *kerfan, from PIE base *gerebh- "to scratch," making carve the Eng. cognate of Gk. graphein. Once extensively used, most senses now usurped by cut. Meaning specialized to sculpture, meat, etc., by 16c. Strong conjugation became weak, but archaic carven is still encountered. In a set of dining chairs, the one with the arms, usually at the head of the table, is the carver (1927), reserved for the one who carves.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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