carving

carv·ing

 (kär′vĭng)

n.

1. The cutting of material such as stone or wood to form a figure or design.

2. A figure or design formed by this kind of cutting.

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carving

(ˈkɑːvɪŋ)

n

(Art Terms) a figure or design produced by carving stone, wood, etc.

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carv•ing

(ˈkɑr vɪŋ)

n.

1. the act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material.

2. a carved design or figure.

[1225–75]

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carving

Sculpture creation by “subtracting” or removing extraneous material to create the finished work. Compare assemblage.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carving - a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape cinquefoil - an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle glyptic art, glyptography - carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones) scrimshaw - a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers sculpture - a three-dimensional work of plastic art vermiculation - a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings woodcarving - a carving created by carving wood
	2.	carving - removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape cutting creating by removal - the act of creating by removing something petroglyph - a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people) truncation - the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
	3.	carving - creating figures or designs in three dimensions sculpture artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" modelling, modeling, moulding, molding - a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied beaux arts, fine arts - the study and creation of visual works of art

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carving

noun sculpture, model, statue, statuette It was a wood carving of a human hand.

Related words
adjective glyptic

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Translations

نقْش، حفْر

řezba

billedskærerarbejde

Schnitzerei

tallaescultura

sculpture

faragás

útskurîur

intagliotaglio

treskjæringutskjæring

plastikarezba

oymayontma

雕刻品

carving

[ˈkɑːvɪŋ]

A. N (= act) → tallado m; (= ornament) → talla f, escultura f

B. CPD carving knife N → cuchillo m de trinchar, trinchante m

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carving

[ˈkɑː^rvɪŋ] n

(= decoration) → sculpture f

(= object) → sculpture f

(= art) → sculpture fcarving knife n → couteau m à découpercar wash n → station f de lavage (de voitures)car-worker [ˈkɑ^rwɜːkə^r] n → ouvrier/ière m/f de l'industrie automobile

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carving

n (Art: = thing carved) → Skulptur f; (in wood also) → (Holz)schnitzerei f; (= relief) → Relief nt; (in wood) → Holzschnitt m

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carving

[ˈkɑːvɪŋ] n (Art) (in wood, stone) → scultura

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carve

(kaːv) verb

1. to make designs, shapes etc by cutting a piece of wood etc. A figure carved out of wood. uitsny, graveer يَنْقُشُ، يَحْفُرُ، يُصَمِّمُ издълбавам talhar vyřezávat, vyřezat schnitzen skære σκαλίζω, χαράσσω tallar, grabar, esculpir nikerdama منبت کاری کردن؛ حکاکی کردن veistää sculpter לְגָלֵף लकड़ी काट कर चित्र बनाना rezbariti, gravirati (ki)farag memahat skera út; rista; tálga scolpire, incidere 刻んでつくる 조각하다 (iš)drožti grebt; griezt mengukir snijdenskjære ut; hugge ut, meisle rzeźbić توږل، كيندل (حكاكى): پرېكول، په ټاكلو اشكالو غوڅول talhar a ciopli (în) вырезать vyrezať rezbariti klesati snida, skära แกะสลัก oymak, yontmak 雕刻 вирізати کندہ کاری کرنا tạc 刻

2. to cut up (meat) into slices. Father carved the joint. sny يَقْطَعُ اللحْمَ إلى شَرائِح нарязвам trinchar krájet, porcovat vorschneiden udskære; skære for κόβω, τεμαχίζωcortar, trinchar viiludeks lõikama قاچ کردن؛ باریکه باریکه بریدن viipaloida découper לַחתוֹך टुकड़ों में काटना razrezati (fel)vág mengiris skera trinciare 切り分ける (고기를) 바라내다 supjaustyti sagriezt potong voorsnijdenskjæreciąć قاچاقول trinchar a tăia резать кусочками krájať razrezati rezati skära upp, tranchera ตัด kesmek, parçalamak 切成片 нарізувати گوشت کو ٹکڑوں میں کاٹنا thái 切开

ˈcarving noun

a design, ornament etc carved from wood, stone etc. sneewerk نقْش، حفْر резбарство gravura řezba die Schnitzerei billedskærerarbejde σκάλισμα, χαραγμένο σχέδιο escultura, talla nikerdis حکاکی puuleikkaus sculpture גִילוּף लकड़ी या पतथर काटकर बनाना rezbarenje, rezbarija (fa)faragás pahatan útskurður intaglio 彫刻 조각물 drožinys griezums; grebums ukiran stuk snijwerk treskjæring, utskjæringrzeźba حکاکی gravura sculptură резьба; резная работа rezba; plastika lesorez drvrorez snideri, träskulptur ไม้หรือหินแกะสลัก oyma, yontma 雕刻品 різьблення по дереву نقش و نگار vật hoặc mẫu được khắc 雕刻品

carve out

to achieve or gain (something). He carved out a career for himself. jou weg in die wêreld baan يشق يَشُقُّ لِنَفْسِهِ طَريقا في الحَياه извоювам conquistar dobýt si, vybudovat si aufbauen skabe; opbygge πετυχαίνω, κερδίζω forjarse, hacerse rajama با کوشش بدست آوردن saavuttaa se tailler לְהַרווִיח, לְהָשִׂיג कुछ पाना या हासिल करना izboriti elér vmit mencapai ryðja sér braut costruire 切り開く 달성하다 pasiekti panākt mencapai opbouwenskape, oppnå osiągać د هڅه لاسته راورل conquistar a-şi croi делать dosiahnuť ustvariti si izgraditi karijeru tillkämpa sig, vinna, förvärva พยายามอย่างมากเพื่อประสบความสำเร็จ ulaşmak 開創 досягати اپنے لئے آپ راستہ پیدا کرنا ، قوتِ بازو سے آگے بڑھنا tạo dựng 创造出…

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