Definition of Carving

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Carving

of Carve

The act or art of one who carves.

A piece of decorative work cut in stone, wood, or other material.

The whole body of decorative sculpture of any kind or epoch, or in any material; as, the Italian carving of the 15th century.

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Carving Quotations

Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Carving is easy, you just go down to the skin and stop.
Michelangelo

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.
Henri Matisse

What I think is that Fox has done a very smart job of carving out their place.
Tom Brokaw

A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen.
Kin Hubbard

Society is one vast conspiracy for carving one into the kind of statue likes, and then placing it in the most convenient niche it has.
Randolph Bourne

I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.
Herbie Hancock

Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability, like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while, as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness.
Graeme Le Saux

The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon.
Charles Buxton

Carving Translations

carving in German is Schnitzarbeit, Schnitzerei, Schnitzerei

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