carven

[ kahr-vuhn ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. carved.

carven

/ ˈkɑːvən /

verb

1. an archaic or literary past participle of carve

Word History and Origins

Origin of carven¹

See carve, -en ³; replacing Middle English corven, Old English corfen (past participle)

Example Sentences

The king sat by the central fireplace, hunched up on a carven stool by the table.

From Literature

The eyes were hollow and the carven beard was broken, but about the high stern forehead there was a coronal of silver and gold.

From Literature

In it were no tables, but a bright fire was burning in a great hearth between the carven pillars upon either side.

From Literature

Pippin saw his carven face with its proud bones and skin like ivory, and the long curved nose between the dark deep eyes; and he was reminded not so much of Boromir as of Aragorn.

From Literature

Now the strange thing was that whereas the boy might burst into weeping at a chance rebuke, he stood these beatings under the bamboo without a sound, his face carven and pale as an image.

From Literature

Related Words

• chiseled
• engraved
• sculpted
• sculptured