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carving Definition

carv·ing (kärviŋ)

noun

  1. the work or art of a person who carves
  2. a carved figure or design

carving Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • stone: The names of all the men are only carvings on stone now: there are not many left to mourn them.
  • wall: There are other obscure carvings on the wall, their purpose now long forgotten.

Adjective modifier

  • intricate: Each case held a row of tiny, intricate carvings.
  • ornate: Click on the links below to have a go at copying the ornate carvings on the columns, or creating a symmetrical ceiling rose.
  • elaborate: This part is fitted with stalls, on which some elaborate carving has been bestowed.
  • exquisite: The ruined temples and pyramids are noted for their exquisite carvings.
  • prehistoric: This project tests the novel technique of 3D laser scanning for the recording of prehistoric rock carvings.
  • wooden: Wooden carvings were dotted around the garden, with some for sale!

Converse of object

  • contain: The tiny St James Church contains some superb carvings.
  • sell: There's time to explore the town and browse the many craft shops selling ornate wood carvings and locally produced clothes.
  • produce: Also involved, producing carvings, was Harry Hems, the noted church restorer.
  • include: During the Bronze Age the same areas included carvings of ships.

Noun used with modifier

  • ivory: Their brass and bronze heads and ivory carvings count as some of the finest works of world art.
  • chainsaw: Our chainsaw wood art carvings will make a lovely gift for you or a loved one.
  • wood: Inside can be found many wood carvings by a Canon Wilson, a vicar there for 40 years.
  • stone: Numerous stone carvings were found on the river's edge.
  • rock: New results in the investigation of the Bronze Age rock carvings.
  • oak: The oak carvings were executed by Mary Oakley of Plas Tan y Bwlch.

Preposition: in

  • church: The magnificent carvings in the church were rescued from the abbey following the Reformation.

Preposition: of

  • animal: Animal stools: Look at the carvings of animals on the stools.
carving Quotes

A word is the carving and colouring of a thought, and gives it permanence.

—Sitwell, Sir (Francis) Osbert

Carving is interrelated masses conveying an emotion: a perfect relationship between the mind and the colour, light and weight which is the stone, made by the hand which feels.

—Hepworth, Dame Barbara

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