woodcarving

[ wood-kahr-ving ]

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

  2. something made or decorated in such a manner.

Origin of woodcarving

1
First recorded in 1840–50; wood1 + carve + -ing1

Words Nearby woodcarving

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How to use woodcarving in a sentence

  • He said he had kept his eye on Little, and assured them the man had gone into woodcarving, and was to be seen in the town all day.

  • The mirrors he designed are exquisite examples of fine woodcarving.

    Chats on Old Furniture | Arthur Hayden
  • Savage races with another ritual produce religious and ceremonial woodcarving representative of their best.

  • "That isn't chopping, it's what you call woodcarving," Dorry Benton said.

    Roy Blakeley | Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • After tea, he went to the shed to his carpentry or his woodcarving.

    The Rainbow | D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for woodcarving

woodcarving

/ (ˈwʊdˌkɑːvɪŋ) /


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

  2. a work of art produced by carving wood

Derived forms of woodcarving

  • woodcarver, noun

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