CARVE
\kˈɑːv], \kˈɑːv], \k_ˈɑː_v]\
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To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave.
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To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree.
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To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion.
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To cut: to hew; to mark as if by cutting.
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To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
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To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.
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To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.
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A carucate.
By Oddity Software
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To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave.
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To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree.
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To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion.
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To cut: to hew; to mark as if by cutting.
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To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
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To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.
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To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.
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A carucate.
By Noah Webster.
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To form (a design or shape) by cutting; to cut out of stone, wood, or metal; cut into slices; as, to carve meat.
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To make graven work or figures; to cut up meat, as at table.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To cut into forms, devices, etc.: to make or shape by cutting: to cut up (meat) into slices or pieces: to apportion or distribute.
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To exercise the trade of a sculptor.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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