carving
carving
n.
object that has been carved; act of cutting up meat
carve
v.
sculpt, shape; cut, slice
Carving
Carving is the act of using
tools to shape something from a material by scraping away portions of that material. The technique can be applied to any material that is solid enough to hold a form even when pieces have been removed from it, and yet soft enough for portions to be scraped away with available tools. Carving, as a means for making
sculpture, is distinct from methods using soft and malleable materials like
clay,
fruit, and melted
glass, which may be shaped into the desired forms while soft and then harden into that form. Carving tends to require much more work than methods using malleable materials.
carving
Noun
1. a sculpture created by carving (as wood or ivory or stone)
(hypernym) sculpture
(hyponym) cinquefoil
2. cutting away parts to create a desired shape
(synonym) cutting
(hypernym) creating by removal
(hyponym) truncation
(derivation) carve
3. creating figures or designs in three dimensions
(synonym) sculpture
(hypernym) art, artistic creation, artistic production
(hyponym) modeling, modelling, molding, moulding
(derivation) carve, chip at
carve
Verb
1. form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) hew, hew out
(derivation) sculptor, sculpturer, carver, statue maker
2. engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark"
(synonym) chip at
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) engrave, grave, inscribe
(derivation) woodcarver, carver
3. cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"
(synonym) cut up
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) shave
(see-also) divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
(derivation) cutter, carver
carving
n.
kamenorytina; dřevořezba
carve
v.
vytesat; vyřezat; naporcovat
carving
Rzecz.
płaskorzeźba; rzeźba
carve
Czas.
rzeźbić; wycinać; krajać