Phrase guide

wood carving

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The art of carving wood to make decorative objects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A carved wooden object.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A decoration made on wood by carving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • The chest was decorated with delicate wood carvings.

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дърворезбарство (dǎrvorezbarstvo) — art
  • Chinese Cantonese: 木雕 (muk6 diu1) — art
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木雕 (mùdiāo) — art
  • Czech: řezbářství — art
  • Finnish: puunleikkaus — art
  • German: Holzschnitzerei — art
  • Irish: ceardaíocht adhmaid — art
  • Irish: snoíodóireacht adhmaid — art
  • Irish: snoí adhmaid — art
  • Macedonian: резбарство (rezbarstvo) — art
  • Macedonian: копаничарство (kopaničarstvo) — art
  • Norwegian Bokmål: treskjæring — art
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: treskjering — art
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: treskurd — art
  • Polish: snycerstwo — art
  • Russian: резьба́ по де́реву (rezʹbá po dérevu) — art
  • Swedish: träsnideri — art
  • Swedish: täljande — art
  • Bulgarian: дърворезба (dǎrvorezba) — object
  • Finnish: puuleikkaustyö — object
  • Irish: snoiteán adhmaid — object
  • Ladin: chiena — object
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: treskurd — object
  • Polish: figura z drewna — object
  • Swedish: träsnideri — object
  • Swedish: täljd figur — object
  • Finnish: puuleikkaus — decoration
  • Polish: dekoracja z drewna — decoration