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carved

carved

3.1
Made by cutting into wood, stone, or metal to form a shape
  • adjective
  • /kɑrvd/
translation icon : tallado
  • They're described as carved bluestone children.

And so, but it was a very fancy carved walking stick.

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Examples

  • All right, The first couple of steps look easy with carved footholds to climb down.

  • These were once part of a very tall statue carved out of red granite.

  • It's all hand, hand carved, hand painted to look like it's burned.

  • The settle has carved gargoyles on its arms.

  • It looked like a wooden hand carved and polished bench.

  • This is Omani Padme Ohm that is carved in rocks throughout Bhutan.

  • The carnival featured beautifully carved pumpkins that lit up the night.

  • She admired the carved designs on the ancient temple's stone walls.

  • His office has a carved wooden desk that showcases intricate patterns.

Synonyms

graven
vscarved
  • Archaic
4 9.8

Cut into stone or wood to make letters and designs

is general shaping by removing material, not limited to stone or wood
cut
vscarved
2 2.8

Shaped in a particular way by removing parts with a blade

is specifically about forming surface decoration by removing material rather than any simple shaping
chiseled
vscarved
  • US
1 4.8

Having clear, sharp features like a carved statue

is broader, meaning any shaping by removing material not only precise tooling
sculpted
vscarved
3.9

Shaped or carved to have clear, smooth lines

is more general, focusing on removing material to form surface details
sculptured
vscarved
5.7

Carved or shaped with careful design and fine detail

is simpler, formed by removing material rather than molding or design
incised
vscarved
7.0

Cut into a surface with a sharp tool to make lines or patterns

covers shaping by removing material broadly, not only creating linear patterns
engraved
vscarved
4.3

Cut into a surface to form a design or letters

is the general act of shaping a surface, not only making impressed designs
etched
vscarved
5.1

Cut into a surface or fixed strongly in someone's memory

is plain shaping by removing material without special artistic emphasis
inscribed
vscarved
5.1

Written or carved on a surface like a stone

is about shaping objects by removing material, not mainly writing messages
carven
vscarved
  • Archaic
9.9

Cut into wood or stone to form a shape

is the ordinary modern action of shaping or decorating by removing material

Antonyms

1 5.5

In its natural state with no cuts or designs

Idioms

carved in stone
  • Informal
4 5.7

Fixed and not able to be changed

How Finished

polished
26 2.1
carved
3.1
hewn
7 7.2
hand-hewn
1 7.8
raw
353 1.0

Surface Forms

carved positive

Morphology

carved = carve (transparent) = carve + ed

Participial adjective formed regularly from the verb 'carve' with the past-participle suffix '-ed', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word carved comes from the old English verb ceorfan, which meant 'to cut'. Think of making a spoon or a statue by cutting away wood or stone — that's why carved means 'shaped or decorated by cutting into a surface'.