# carved

Pronunciation: US say "KAHRVD" /kɑɹvd/; UK say "KAHVD" /kɑːvd/

## Adjective

1. Made by cutting a design or shape into a solid material such as wood, stone, or bone.
   - Simple: Shaped by cutting a design into wood, stone, or another hard material.
   - _A finely carved stone lintel framed the cathedral doorway._
   - _The museum displayed an intricately carved ivory chess set from the twelfth century._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of carve. — simple past and past participle of carve
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of carve. Use this form for cutting that already happened.
   - _The sculptor carved a falcon from a single block of marble._
   - _Generations of visitors had carved their names into the stone railing._

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