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

Examples of wood carving in a Sentence

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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 20 Aug. 2024.

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