wood carving
noun
: 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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Both businesses bring together pieces from hundreds of regional artists who produce everything from jewelry to oil paintings, blown glass, wood carvings, ceramics, watercolors, and handicrafts.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Chateau De Vie The Chateau de Vie, just off Kyrene Road in Chandler, was built in 1984 and features stained glass, wood carvings and murals, according to its website.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
One was carved around 600 CE, while the other is over 5,300 years old, probably carved by the first people to inhabit Trinidad, and so far the oldest wood carving ever found and dated in the Caribbean.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
The Monreals note the clock’s wood carvings are similar to those found at the mansion, including faces believed to be Catherine O’Leary.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Chateau De Vie The Chateau de Vie, just off Kyrene Road in Chandler, was built in 1984 and features stained glass, wood carvings and murals, according to its website.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
One was carved around 600 CE, while the other is over 5,300 years old, probably carved by the first people to inhabit Trinidad, and so far the oldest wood carving ever found and dated in the Caribbean.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
The Monreals note the clock’s wood carvings are similar to those found at the mansion, including faces believed to be Catherine O’Leary.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for wood carving
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“Wood carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20carving. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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