carved

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/kɑːvd/ English

Definitions

verb

To cut.
To cut meat in order to serve it.“You carve the roast and I'll serve the vegetables.”
To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work.“to carve a name into a tree”
To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.

adjective

Of an object, made by carving.“a carved ivory statue of the Virgin Mary”

Related words

Synonyms

carven engraved graven etched sculptured sculpted incised sliced lapidarian inscribed embossed trimmed milled buried cut chopped

Associated

reredos pulpit gilded woodwork carving frieze niche marble niches pillars doorway fireplace

Rhymes

starved artcarved

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