woodcarving

American  

[wood-kahr-ving] / ˈwʊdˌkɑr vɪŋ /

noun

1. the art or technique of carving carve objects by hand from wood or of carving carve decorations into wood.

2. something made or decorated in such a manner.

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woodcarving British  

/ ˈwʊdˌkɑːvɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of carving wood, esp as an art form

2. a work of art produced by carving wood

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Other Word Forms

• woodcarver noun

Etymology

Origin of woodcarving

First recorded in 1840–50; wood ¹ + carve + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

His work evokes Japanese woodcarving traditions, Brazilian Candomblé and Catholic imagery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2023

They also perfected a sophisticated woodcarving technique for producing art, created special bone and wood fishhooks, and used certain types of tree bark to create cloth and baskets.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

I’m probably not the first person you’d expect to find at a Sunday afternoon woodcarving lesson.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2022

When Mr. Bush entered the grand 8,500-square-foot throne hall, with its gold-plated woodcarving décor, Ms. Taratynova said, he froze, mesmerized, and said simply, “Wow.”

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2021

I don’t know why anyone would want to buy a watercolor painting of the skyline, for instance, or a woodcarving of the Cubs logo, but I suppose there must be a market for such things.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez