adj
Meaning 1
Of an object, made by carving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a carved ivory statue of the Virgin Mary
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
carved
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /kɑɹvd/
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Received-Pronunciation: /kɑːvd/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)vd
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homophone: calved (Received Pronunciation)
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CMU ARPABET: K AA1 R V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of carve
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the carved fretwork
- an intricately carved door
- stood as if carven from stone
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carven
Antonyms: uncarved
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: esculpit — of an object, made by carving
- Catalan: tallat — of an object, made by carving
- Czech: vyřezávaný — of an object, made by carving
- Finnish: veistetty — of an object, made by carving
- Ancient Greek: γλυπτός (gluptós) — of an object, made by carving
- Norwegian Bokmål: utskåret — of an object, made by carving
- Russian: резной (reznoj) — of an object, made by carving
- Spanish: tallado — of an object, made by carving
- Spanish: esculpido — of an object, made by carving
- Ukrainian: рі́зьблений (rízʹblenyj) — of an object, made by carving
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