carved

[US]/ka:vd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. with carvings
v. to carve

Phrases & Collocations

hand-carved

intricately carved

wood-carved

carved stone

Example Sentences

an intricately carved door

the wood was carved with runes.

She carved the chicken.

The statue was carved out of marble.

the carved fretwork; an intricately carved door; stood as if carven from stone.

I was carved up by a lunatic in a Porsche.

canals carved by the agency of running water.

the altar was carved from a block of solid jade.

an inscription was carved over the doorway.

West Africa was carved up by the Europeans.

intricately carved and fretted balustrades.

emblems carved in bas-relief

One love carved in acajou.

lamb that was carved tableside; a tableside recitation of the menu.

He carved the figure of a woman from a piece of wood.

The host carved me a nice piece from the chicken.

He carved out a name for himself.

He carved a doll from a block of wood.

kept the carved bone and displayed it as a curiosity.

Real-world Examples

Their hand-sliced approach means each sandwich is expertly carved to order.

Source: Travel around the world

Town planners duly carved out motorways and roundabouts to entice them.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

This is what we mean by lovingly carved.

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

The wood is hand carved and it looks amazing.

Source: Creative Cloud Travel

In other words, the rules are not carved in stone.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Her wooden spoons and ladles were all carved from birch.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

I mean, my dad carved through his arthritis!

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

That swelling breast Bernini had lovingly carved flattened against Luigi's chest in a passionate embrace.

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

He carved his initials on the inside of a ring.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Inside, snow houses are carved in different levels.

Source: Popular Science Essays

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