carving
Americannoun
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the act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, as wood.
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a carved design or figure.
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When Antonelli rejoined, he started carving chunks out of Leclerc's lead until lap 41, when the Mercedes driver reported a problem with his car.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
He apprenticed in Paris with Constantin Brancusi—who had briefly assisted Auguste Rodin—absorbing a sculptural vocabulary grounded in direct carving and essential form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
And he took issue with the court carving out an exception allowing it to interfere with the removal of public officers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Dow Agrosciences case showed the court carving a limitation in the rollback for FIFRA, the same statute at play in Monsanto.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
A harlequin carving sat at the nose of the boat, reminding Ella of a bigger version of Feste.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
That animating spirit courses through “Celtic Art Across the Ages,” a nearly 300-object survey of jewelry, armor, chariot fittings, manuscripts, vessels, coins, carvings and textiles at the Harvard Art Museums, its sole venue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The grand palace in the luxury Palmeraie neighbourhood of Marrakech has been described as an architectural masterpiece, built by 1,300 craftsmen and featuring ornate carvings and mosaics.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Throughout there are animal wood carvings and beadwork, the latter often hung from sculptures made of tree branches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
The striking details in the wooden structure, such as carvings in the windows and ceilings, offered a timelessness for the home, which in real life is surrounded by concrete and brick townhouses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
A squat decked out like this took real money—mahogany panels dense with carvings of frothing waves and flying fish, shelves lined with books, leaded windows, and he was fairly sure that was a real DeKappel.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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