wood carving
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3.5
- noun
- /wʊd ˈkɑrvɪŋ/
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talla en madera
- In the workshop, students learned the basics of wood carving, using various tools to shape the wood.
- painted wood carving
Examples
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Collaborators or participants in the program donate ceramics, wood carvings, and other handmade artwork.
Academic text (1996) -
As the tiny column drew closer, Vincent could not help but exclaim over the wood carvings adorning all the buildings and walls.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Going back to the 19th century, there were many women who were known for their wood carving," Parker says.
Blog text (9) -
In this article, I describe and interpret some of his painted wood carvings.
Academic text (2010) -
Two final works from the Glassell collection are wood carvings covered with gold paint rather than gold leaf.
Academic text (2003) -
In the same year, Sheunesu Shumba was encouraged by Tshuma to begin wood carving.
Academic text (2010) -
His wood carvings, often painted with bright colors, impress through their humorous to sarcastic, at times even grotesque, expression.
Academic text (2010) -
Medardo Rosso and Brancusi himself acknowledged that Romanian folk art, in particular it's wood carvings, were important.
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Elderhostel offerings also include art classes in such subjects as stained glass, watercolor, photography, bookbinding, wood carving, native crafts, art history, and museum studies.
Academic text (1993) -
While the villagers are primarily agriculturalists, the blacksmith families in Dara are still actively engaged in wood carving, producing objects on commission for local use and for sale in Mall's tourist markets.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
70
2.7
An act of cutting wood, stone and ice to make a shape or the thing made
1
3.8
People cut wood to make an object that has a shape or picture
Skill in carving and shaping wood to make objects like furniture
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'wood' (the material) + 'carving' (the act of shaping by cutting): it denotes carving done in or of wood. This is a common noun-noun compounding pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Wood carving paints a simple picture: someone uses sharp tools to cut away pieces of wood so a hidden shape appears — the action is carving. So, 'wood carving' means the 'art of shaping wood' into figures or decorations.