CARVEN

carved, carven

(adjective) made for or formed by carving (‘carven’ is archaic or literary); “the carved fretwork”; “an intricately carved door”; “stood as if carven from stone”

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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