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wood carving
noun
: the art of cutting designs into wood or carving objects out of wood
Full Definition of WOOD CARVING
: 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–carv·er \-ˌkär-vər\ noun
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First Known Use of WOOD CARVING
circa 1710
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