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carving
n. object that has been carved; act of cutting up meat
 
carve
v. sculpt, shape; cut, slice


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Carving
Carving can meanRock carvingWood carvingStone carvingMeat carvingIvory carvingBone carvingIce carvingSkiing or snowboarding carving style, defined by a type of 'S-turn.'EQ carving, an application of equalization in audio mixing
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carving
Noun
1. a sculpture created by carving (as wood or ivory or stone)
(hypernym) sculpture
(hyponym) cinquefoil
2. cutting away parts to create a desired shape
(synonym) cutting
(hypernym) creating by removal
(hyponym) truncation
(derivation) carve
3. creating figures or designs in three dimensions
(synonym) sculpture
(hypernym) art, artistic creation, artistic production
(hyponym) modeling, modelling, molding, moulding
(derivation) carve, chip at

 
carve
Verb
1. form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) hew, hew out
(derivation) sculptor, sculpturer, carver, statue maker
2. engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark"
(synonym) chip at
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) engrave, grave, inscribe
(derivation) woodcarver, carver
3. cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"
(synonym) cut up
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) shave
(see-also) divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
(derivation) cutter, carver


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Carving
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Carve
  
 
(n.)
The whole body of decorative sculpture of any kind or epoch, or in any material; as, the Italian carving of the 15th century.
  
 
(n.)
The act or art of one who carves.
  
 
(n.)
A piece of decorative work cut in stone, wood, or other material.
  

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Carving
To dream of carving a fowl, indicates you will be poorly off in a worldly way. Companions will cause you vexation from continued ill temper. Carving meat, denotes bad investments, but, if a change is made, prospects will be brighter.
  

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg Project

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