woodcarving

[ wood-kahr-ving ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the art or technique of carving carve objects by hand from wood or of carving carve decorations into wood.
something made or decorated in such a manner.

woodcarving

/ ˈwʊdˌkɑːvɪŋ /

First recorded in 1840–50; wood ¹ + carve + -ing ¹

He said he had kept his eye on Little, and assured them the man had gone into woodcarving, and was to be seen in the town all day.

The mirrors he designed are exquisite examples of fine woodcarving.

Savage races with another ritual produce religious and ceremonial woodcarving representative of their best.

"That isn't chopping, it's what you call woodcarving," Dorry Benton said.

After tea, he went to the shed to his carpentry or his woodcarving.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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