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Meanings of carved in English

Portuguese
entalhado
Catalan
esculpit

Made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary)

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Usage of carved in English
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German energy group Innogy was carved out of RWE two years ago.
Reuters
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Inverness CT manager John Robertson: Both teams carved out really good opportunities.
BBC
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Yet someone who had built a great temple, carved with serious artistry.
The genesis secret
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Of course, Gervais has carved out a reputation for his shock value.
The South African
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The pillars in the transept have their capitals beautifully carved in oak.
A Yacht Voyage Round England
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The carved pulpit in the interior of the church is also remarkable.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891
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Wood and ivory were carved as exquisitely as in Japan and China.
The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
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Miss Pao said, The Master also said, 'Rotten wood cannot be carved.'
The Diamond Age
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In two of the rooms are chimney-pieces very artistically carved in oak.
Two Summers in Guyenne: A Chronicle of the Wayside and Waterside
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Beth Mooney, her opening partner, carved the second over for four boundaries.
The Guardian
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It was certainly exquisitely beautiful; carved in ivory deeply browned with age.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891
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A new clubhouse section has been carved out of the ground level.
The new yorker
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Princes of the blood royal had sat in the ponderous carved oak-chairs.
Henry Dunbar: A Novel
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He stopped at a tombstone marked with a recently carved name: Tate.
In Cold Blood
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But the beautifully carved front is still preserved in the South Kensington
Inns and Taverns of Old London
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The Lindsay tribunal adjourns today with such stories carved into people's memories.
The Irish Times
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