as in sculpting
to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material
carved a statue out of rare marble
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Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
White interpreted these carvings as a possible message indicating that the colonists had relocated to Croatoan Island (now Hatteras Island)—home to the Croatan people.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Every December, Oaxaca, Mexico, celebrates its rich history with a radish-carving competition.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The carving process—with shells or stone tools—could take weeks or even months; once complete, a canoe would sit along the shoreline for the whole village to use.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
White interpreted these carvings as a possible message indicating that the colonists had relocated to Croatoan Island (now Hatteras Island)—home to the Croatan people.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Three thousand years ago, the Ho-Chunk were carving in a world before agriculture and pottery.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
Every December, Oaxaca, Mexico, celebrates its rich history with a radish-carving competition.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carving. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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