| carving | | |
| n. (artifact) | 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. |
| n. (act) | 2. carving, cutting | removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape. |
| ~ 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). |
| n. (act) | 3. carving, sculpture | creating figures or designs in three dimensions. |
| ~ 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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