wood carving
nounDefinition of wood carving
: the art of fashioning or ornamenting objects of wood by cutting with a sharp handheld implement
also
: an object of wood so fashioned or ornamented
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Other Words from wood carving
wood-carver
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There’s people that do mosaics, wood carving and ceramics. — Jessi Virtusio, Daily Southtown, "‘Music Mix, Colours & Sound’ in Park Forest showcases Salon Artists Gallery members’ work," 13 June 2019 Picture five bedrooms and six bathrooms in a 1957 home with exposed beams, delicate wood carvings and a stone sculpture by Gordon Newell in the garden. — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, "Peek inside this $16 million cliffside Carmel estate," 9 July 2019 The family made wood carvings, weavings, and other crafts to sell to tourists as well, small mementos of time spent in the family’s home in the shadow of the mountains. — Michael Canyon Meyer, Outside Online, "The Murder of Venezuela's Visionary Adventure Guide," 24 June 2019 Thanks to a slew of workshops featuring bamboo wood carving, lauhala (leaf) weaving, Ni’hau jewelry making, and sarong dying to name a few, West Oahu is the art guru’s ultimate go-to destination. — Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, "13 Dream Vacations to Add to Your Bucket List," 24 Oct. 2018 Larry also loved motorcycles, flying aircraft as a private pilot and had enjoyed wood carving and painting. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, "Lorenzo Casalino," 13 June 2018 As intense, eye-watering smoke wafts from incense coils hanging overhead, stop to admire golden deities, murals and Chinese wood carvings. — Janice Leung Hayes, Condé Nast Traveler, "23 Best Things to Do in Hong Kong," 27 Feb. 2018 Among some of the treasured items lost in the fire were an 8-foot-wide painting of a Nativity scene that Durtschi had given his wife, wood carvings her father had made, his motorcycle and their children’s bicycles. — Andrea Castillo And John Wilkens, Anchorage Daily News, "California city devastated by brush fire as record heat burns a path of destruction," 7 July 2018 Among some of the treasured items lost in the fire were an 8-foot-wide painting of a Nativity scene that Durtschi had given his wife, wood carvings her father had made, his motorcycle and their children’s bicycles. — Andrea Castillo, latimes.com, "Gone in a flash: Goleta family's home of 25 years is lost to fire," 7 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wood carving.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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