Synonyms for carvings


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kahr-ving
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑr vɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for carvings Other synonyms for the word carvings

Définition of carvings

Origin :
  • c.1200, verbal noun from carve.
  • As in incision : noun cut, slit
  • As in art : noun creation meant to communicate or appeal to senses or mind
  • As in statuary : noun statues
  • As in severance : noun division
  • As in cut : noun incision
  • As in division : noun separation, disconnection
Example sentences :
  • He rapidly improved at his trade, and some of his carvings were much admired.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • The walls were completely filled with these “carvings” and writings.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • Nothing can exceed the richness and beauty of the carvings of the choir stalls.
  • Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
  • The nave roof is enriched with carvings of angels with wings outspread.
  • Extract from : « Wood-Carving » by George Jack
  • From these carvings we read, though indistinctly, some of the characteristics of the people.
  • Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • And Gilda went obediently, for she could feel an interest in clocks and carvings now.
  • Extract from : « The Giant's Robe » by F. Anstey
  • Whether you like coals or carvings best, is no business of mine.
  • Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin
  • The carvings of the head, stern, and quarters of the old ships.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • The ceiling is said to have been panelled in cypress wood ornamented with carvings.
  • Extract from : « The Care of Books » by John Willis Clark
  • None of your carvings orf a cow what looks like a fiddlecase on trestles.
  • Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke

Antonyms for carvings

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