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
wood-carver noun

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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 Kids learn to play Balinese music, try wood carving, navigate bamboo bridges during river adventures, and have mud parties in this entirely outdoors day camp. Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wood carving

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1710, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wood carving was circa 1710

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“Wood carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20carving. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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