CARVEN

carved, carven

(adjective) made for or formed by carving (ā€˜carvenā€™ is archaic or literary); ā€œthe carved fretworkā€; ā€œan intricately carved doorā€; ā€œstood as if carven from stoneā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

carven (not comparable)

Made by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done.

Verb

carven

(archaic) past participle of carve.

Anagrams

• Craven, cavern, craven

Source: Wiktionary


Car"ven, a.

Definition: Wrought by carving; ornamented by carvings; carved. [Poetic] A carven bowl well wrought of beechen tree. Bp. Hall. The carven cedarn doors. Tennyson. A screen of carven ivory. Mrs. Browning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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