carven
Americanadjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of carven
See carve, -en 3; replacing Middle English corven, Old English corfen (past participle)
Example Sentences
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But Justice, a carven figure in a twisted courtroom, is relentless.
From Time Magazine Archive
Behind the eyes, under the suave casque of carven hair are, beyond doubt, the thoughts of the Marchioness of Cholmondeley.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most noticeable evidence: a change in manikins from a shiny waxwork sisterhood with open-eyed little smiles to papier-m�ch�, wire mesh or carven effigies of the dangling, mask-faced glamor girl.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yellow-garmented Buddhist priests chanted prayers, thumbed beads, whirred carven prayer wheels.
From Time Magazine Archive
Down a long narrow veranda they went, the roofs supported by delicate carven posts, and into a hall the like of which Wang Lung had never seen.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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