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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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..
Bossage :: Bossage (n.) A stone in a building, left rough and projecting, to be afterward carved into shape..
Carvel :: Carvel (n.) Same as Caravel.
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.
Carvel :: Carvel (n.) A species of jellyfish; sea blubber.
Carve :: Carve (v. i.) To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.
Carvelbuilt :: Carvelbuilt (a.) Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping as in a clinker-built vessel..
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..
Scarves :: Scarves (pl. ) of Scar.
Sculp :: Sculp (v. t.) To sculpture; to carve; to engrave.
Metope :: Metope (n.) The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See Illust. of Entablature..
Pipestone :: Pipestone (n.) A kind of clay slate, carved by the Indians into tobacco pipes. Cf. Catlinite..
Brattishing :: Brattishing (n.) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet..
Grave :: Grave (n.) To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image..
Carve :: Carve (v. i.) To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests..
Stringed :: Stringcourse (n.) A horizontal band in a building, forming a part of the design, whether molded, projecting, or carved, or in any way distinguished from the rest of the work..
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..
Carve :: Carve (v. t.) To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree..
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..
Forkerve :: Forkerve (v. t.) See Forcarve, v. t..
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