About The Word Carving
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Carving
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What's The Definition Of Carving?
[n] making figures or designs in three dimensions
[n] cutting away parts to create a desired shape [n] a sculpture created by carving (as wood or ivory or stone) Synonyms | Synonyms for Carving: cutting | sculpture Related Terms | Find terms related to Carving: bust | doll | dolly | dummy | fantoccini | figure | figurehead | figurine | gingerbread man | lay figure | man of straw | manikin | mannequin | marionette | model | monument | portrait bust | puppet | scarecrow | sculpture | snowman | statuary | statue | statuette | wax figure | waxwork | wood carving See Also | art | artistic creation | artistic production | cinquefoil | creating by removal | glyptic art | glyptography | modeling | modelling | molding | moulding | scrimshaw | sculpture | truncation | vermiculation | woodcarving Carving In Webster's Dictionary \Carv"ing\, n.
1. The act or art of one who carves.
2. A piece of decorative work cut in stone, wood, or other
material. ``Carving in wood.'' --Sir W. Temple.
3. The whole body of decorative sculpture of any kind or
epoch, or in any material; as, the Italian carving of the
15th century.
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