Definition of "carving" []

• The cutting of material such as stone or wood to form a figure or design. (noun)
• A figure or design formed by this kind of cutting. (noun)

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• "From my reading of anthropology, it seems fairly clear this carving is an object of reverence, of worship, with fertility being only one aspect of what was revered about her."
• "Finally, the carving is a model of order, good energy in good order."
• "While the "artist" who did the carving is the river, the river was ever just trying to flow downhill, to get to the sea."