| NOUN | artifact | carving | a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone / stone) in order to create a desired shape |
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| act | carving, cutting | removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape / shape | |
| act | carving, sculpture | creating figures or designs in three dimensions |
| Sounds | kaa'rvihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone / stone) in order to create a desired shape. | |
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| Narrower | cinquefoil | An ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle |
| glyptic art, glyptography | carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones) | |
| scrimshaw | A carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers | |
| vermiculation | A decoration consisting of wormlike carvings | |
| woodcarving | A carving created by carving wood | |
| Broader | sculpture | A three-dimensional work of plastic art |
| Spanish | obra de talla | |
| Meaning | Removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape / shape. | |
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| Synonym | cutting | |
| Narrower | petroglyph | A carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people) |
| truncation | The replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces) | |
| Broader | creating by removal | The act of creating by removing something |
| Spanish | labra, tallado, talla | |
| Verbs | carve | form by carving |
| Meaning | creating figures or designs in three dimensions. | |
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| Synonym | sculpture | |
| Narrower | modeling, modelling, molding, moulding | A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied |
| Broader | art, artistic creation, artistic production | The creation of beautiful or significant things |
| fine arts, beaux arts | The study and creation of visual works of art | |
| Spanish | escultura, talla | |
| Catalan | escultura, talla | |
| Verbs | carve | engrave / engrave / engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface |
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