carving
Americannoun
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carvings
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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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Milling requires carving the restoration from a solid block of zirconia.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
While mining has temporarily stopped in Amin's village, not far from his home, in Gulak-Dara valley, dozens of diggers were carving into the mountainside.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
“When you’re carving through the crowd, you feel like Johnny Hallyday at the Parc des Princes,” said Rolland, a stage winner on the Alpe d’Huez in 2011, with a deeply French rock ’n’ roll reference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
Her eyes landed on the gloomy hearth, where the odd crutch her gran had been carving when she had taken ill still stood half-whittled.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
Images of seabirds, fish, and sprouting maize appear together on textiles, ceramics, pottery, wall carvings and paintings.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 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
Today, Wilson’s home radiates with colorful artworks from his private collection and vibrant African wood carvings climbing toward the loft ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
Bonsu has brought together a collection of incredible breadth - from watercolours to photography to miniscule thorn carvings to political cartoons.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
The inside would have been a wealth of carvings, soaring domes, and paintings.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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