| 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. |
| engrave | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. engrave, grave, inscribe, scratch | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" |
| ~ chip at, carve | engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface.; "carve one's name into the bark" |
| ~ engrave, etch | carve or cut a design or letters into.; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" |
| ~ character | engrave or inscribe characters on. |
| v. (emotion) | 2. engrave | impress or affect deeply.; "The event engraved itself into her memory" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| v. (creation) | 3. engrave, etch | carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block.; "engrave a letter" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ print | make into a print.; "print the negative" |
| ~ benday | reproduce by the Benday process. |
| ~ stipple | engrave by means of dots and flicks. |
| v. (contact) | 4. engrave, etch | carve or cut a design or letters into.; "engrave the pen with the owner's name" |
| ~ chip at, carve | engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface.; "carve one's name into the bark" |
| ~ engrave, inscribe, grave, scratch | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface.; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" |
| sculpt | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. sculpt, sculpture | create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material.; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ grave, sculpt, sculpture | shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it.; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" |
| ~ shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| v. (contact) | 2. grave, sculpt, sculpture | shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it.; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" |
| ~ carve | form by carving.; "Carve a flower from the ice" |
| ~ sculpt, sculpture | create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material.; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" |
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