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woodcarving

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wood⋅carv⋅ing

[wood-kahr-ving]
–noun
1. the art or technique of carving objects by hand from wood or of carving decorations into wood.
2. something made or decorated in such a manner.

Origin:
1840–50; wood 1 + carve + -ing 1
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wood·carv·ing   (wŏŏd'kär'vĭng)   
n.  
  1. The art of creating or decorating objects of wood by carving with a sharp hand-held tool.

  2. A carved wood object.

wood'carv'er n.
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