Definition of carve

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Carve (v. i.) To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.

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Carve :: Carve (v. t.) To cut: to hew; to mark as if by cutting.
Carve :: Carve (v. t.) To cut.
Crop :: Crop (n.) A projecting ornament in carved stone. Specifically, a finial..
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..
Carvel :: Carvel (n.) Same as Caravel.
Kerve :: Kerve (v. t.) To carve.
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..
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..
Pomegranate :: Pomegranate (n.) A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.
Carved :: Carved (imp. & p. p.) of Carv.
Gargoyle :: Gargoyle (n.) A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely..
Graven :: Graven (v. t.) Carved.
Fin :: Fin (v. t.) To carve or cut up, as a chub..
Carf :: Carf () pret. of Carve.
Cittern-head :: Cittern-head (n.) Blockhead; dunce; -- so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head.
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..
Sculp :: Sculp (v. t.) To sculpture; to carve; to engrave.
Pipestone :: Pipestone (n.) A kind of clay slate, carved by the Indians into tobacco pipes. Cf. Catlinite..
Agalmatolite :: Agalmatolite (n.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite..
Carving :: Carving (n.) The act or art of one who carves.
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