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wood carving


wood carving

noun

Definition 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
wood–carv·er \-ˌkär-vər\ noun

First Known Use of WOOD CARVING

circa 1710

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