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carver [ˈkɑːvə] n 1. (Cookery) a carving knife 2. (Cookery) (plural) a large matched knife and fork for carving meat 3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) Brit a chair having arms that forms part of a set of dining chairs Carver [ˈkɑːvə] n (Biographies / Carver, George Washington (?1864-1943) M, US, SCIENCE: chemist, SCIENCE: botanist) George Washington. ?1864-1943, US agricultural chemist and botanist A special operations forces acronym used throughout the targeting and mission planning cycle to assess mission validity and requirements. The acronym stands for criticality, accessibility, recuperability, vulnerability, effect, and recognizability. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations carver [ˈkɑːvəʳ] N 1. (= knife) → cuchillo m de trinchar, trinchante m carvers → cubierto m de trinchar 2. (Culin) (= person) → trinchador(a) m/f carver [ˈkɑːrvər] n (= craftsman) → sculpteur/trice carve-up [ˈkɑːrvʌp] n [estate, country] → morcellement m carver How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One sunshiny morning, in the good old times of the town of Boston, a young carver in wood, well known by the name of Drowne, stood contemplating a large oaken log, which it was his purpose to convert into the figure-head of a vessel. Carver inclined his leonine head, and the Marchioness continued: "Ah, New York--New York--how little the life of the spirit has reached it They then lifted up a fine white cloth covering fruit and a great variety of dishes of different sorts; one who looked like a student said grace, and a page put a laced bib on Sancho, while another who played the part of head carver placed a dish of fruit before him. |
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