Definitions for: Carving

[n] making figures or designs in three dimensions
[n] cutting away parts to create a desired shape
[n] a sculpture created by carving (as wood or ivory or stone)

Webster (1913) Definition: 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. ``Carving in wood.'' --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.

Synonyms: cutting, sculpture

See Also: art, artistic creation, artistic production, cinquefoil, creating by removal, glyptic art, glyptography, modeling, modelling, molding, moulding, scrimshaw, sculpture, truncation, vermiculation, woodcarving

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