carve in English

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carve, verb, carved,carving,noun.

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noun treatment by carving; a carving stroke.

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v.i. 1. to cut up and serve meat, or the like, at the table.
Ex. They carved at the meal With gloves of steel (Scott).
2. to make figures or designs by cutting; practice sculpture or engraving.
Ex. We carve and paint, or we behold what

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v.t. 1. to cut into slices or pieces.
Ex. Father carves the meat at the table. (Figurative.) The country was carved into equal districts (William Stubbs).
2a. to make by cutting; cut.
Ex. Statues are carved from marble, stone, or wood.