carving
carving is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A piece of decorative work cut in stone, wood, or other material. "Carving in wood." Sir W. Temple.
- 2.The whole body of decorative sculpture of any kind or epoch, or in any material; as, the Italian carving of the 15th century.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- anaglyph
- anaglyptic
- bronze
- cameo
- carve
- cast
- ceramic
- ceroplastic
- china
- chisel
- cloisonne
- copy
- cotta
- cut
- earthenware
- enamel
- faience
- glyptotheca
- high
- image
- insculpture
- intaglio
- low
- marble
- medal
- medallion
- model
- mold
- papier-mache
- parian
- porcelain
- pottery
- relief
- relieve
- sculpture
- statuary
- statue
- terra
- ware
- xanthian
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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