Carving : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Carving	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Carving
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carving n a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape Synonym(s): carving, cutting creating figures or designs in three dimensions Synonym(s): sculpture, carving
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carving \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. [bd]Carving in wood.[b8] --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.
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.