Definition of carve

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Carve (v. t.) To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.

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Lacwork :: Lacwork (n.) Ornamentation by means of lacquer painted or carved, or simply colored, sprinkled with gold or the like; -- said especially of Oriental work of this kind..
Carve :: Carve (v. i.) To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.
Alabaster :: Alabaster (n.) A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc..
Gargoyle :: Gargoyle (n.) A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely..
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..
Festoon :: Festoon (n.) A carved ornament consisting of flowers, and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, wound with a ribbon, and hanging or depending in a natural curve. See Illust. of Bucranium..
Arabesque :: Arabesque (n.) A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together..
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..
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..
Sculpture :: Sculpture (v. t.) To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave..
Carved :: Carved (imp. & p. p.) of Carv.
Sculp :: Sculp (v. t.) To sculpture; to carve; to engrave.
Pomegranate :: Pomegranate (n.) A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.
Carve :: Carve (v. i.) To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests..
Engrave :: Engrave (v. t.) To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures; to mark with incisions.
Fin :: Fin (v. t.) To carve or cut up, as a chub..
Intergrave :: Intergrave (v. t.) To grave or carve between; to engrave in the alternate sections.
Carve :: Carve (v. t.) To cut.
Insculp :: Insculp (v. t.) To engrave; to carve; to sculpture.
Carver :: Carver (n.) A large knife for carving.
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