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noun
1.
the act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, as wood.
2.
a carved design or figure.
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Carving
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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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.
EXPANDto cut (a design, figures, etc.) on a surface: Figures of lions and unicorns were carved on the top of the box.
6.
COLLAPSEto make or create for oneself (often followed by out): He carved out a career in business.
verb (used without object)
7.
to carve figures, designs, etc.
8.
to cut meat.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English kerven, Old English ceorfan to cut; cognate with Middle Low German kerven, German kerben, Greek gráphein to mark, write; see graph
before 1000; Middle English kerven, Old English ceorfan to cut; cognate with Middle Low German kerven, German kerben, Greek gráphein to mark, write; see graph
Related forms
carv·er, noun
re·carve, verb, -carved, -carv·ing.
sem·i·carved, adjective
un·carved, adjective
un·der·carve, verb (used with object), -carved, -carv·ing.
EXPANDwell-carved, adjective
COLLAPSE
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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
EXPAND 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.
COLLAPSE
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