Carve : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Carve	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Carve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carve v form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice" engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark" Synonym(s): carve, chip at cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham" Synonym(s): carve, cut up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carve \Carve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carving}.] [AS. ceorfan to cut, carve; akin to D. kerven, G. kerben, Dan. karve, Sw. karfva, and to Gr. [?] to write, orig. to scatch, and E. -graphy. Cf. {Graphic}.] 1. To cut. [Obs.] Or they will carven the shepherd's throat. --Spenser. 2. To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave. Carved with figures strange and sweet. --Coleridge. 3. To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree. An angel carved in stone. --Tennyson. We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone. --C. Wolfe. 4. To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion. [bd]To carve a capon.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carve \Carve\, v. i. 1. To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures. 2. To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carve \Carve\, n. A carucate. [Obs.] --Burrill.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Carve The arts of engraving and carving were much practised among the Jews. They were practised in connection with the construction of the tabernacle and the temple (Ex. 31:2, 5; 35:33; 1 Kings 6:18, 35; Ps. 74:6), as well as in the ornamentation of the priestly dresses (Ex. 28:9-36; Zech. 3:9; 2 Chr. 2:7, 14). Isaiah (44:13-17) gives a minute description of the process of carving idols of wood.