Definition of carve

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Carve (v. t.) To take or make, as by cutting; to provide..

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Carve :: Carve (v. i.) To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.
Cittern-head :: Cittern-head (n.) Blockhead; dunce; -- so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head.
Apron :: Apron (n.) A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel..
Intaglio :: Intaglio (n.) A cutting or engraving; a figure cut into something, as a gem, so as to make a design depressed below the surface of the material; hence, anything so carved or impressed, as a gem, matrix, etc.; -- opposed to cameo. Also used adjectively..
Insculp :: Insculp (v. t.) To engrave; to carve; to sculpture.
Sorrento Work :: Sorrento work () Ornamental work, mostly carved in olivewood, decorated with inlay, made at or near Sorrento, Italy. Hence, more rarely, jig-saw work and the like done anywhere..
Intergrave :: Intergrave (v. t.) To grave or carve between; to engrave in the alternate sections.
Gorgoneion :: Gorgoneion (n.) A mask carved in imitation of a Gorgon's head.
Scarves :: Scarves (pl. ) of Scar.
Carver :: Carver (n.) A large knife for carving.
Carven :: Carven (a.) Wrought by carving; ornamented by carvings; carved.
Gargoyle :: Gargoyle (n.) A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely..
Karvel :: Karvel (n.) See Carvel, and Caravel..
Carve :: Carve (v. t.) To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion..
Sculptor :: Sculptor (n.) One who sculptures; one whose occupation is to carve statues, or works of sculpture..
Graving :: Graving (n.) That which is graved or carved.
Design :: Design (n.) The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan shown in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of a fine design..
Frontal :: Frontal (n.) A movable, decorative member in metal, carved wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery, covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies..
Reversion :: Reversion (n.) The returning of an esttate to the grantor or his heirs, by operation of law, after the grant has terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the proprietor or owner thereof, to take effect in possession, by operation of law, after the termination of a limited or less estate carved out of it and conveyed by him..
Brattishing :: Brattishing (n.) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet..
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