What is the meaning of CARVE. Phrases containing CARVE
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In the old days when kids went courting instead of getting straight down to bonking, there was a tradition in the Celtic tribes of Wales that involved a boy demonstrating his love by carving a love spoon out of wood (usually) to give to his beloved. The associated canoodling that went along with this was described as spooning since the result was the production of some intricately carved utensils. Why/how it began I have no idea - but I'm sure someone out there does??
Carveris British slang for a knife when used as a weapon.
Carve up is British slang for to deliberately ruin someone's chances. Carve up is British slang for to cut in front of another driver.
Carve is British slang for attack with a knife, cut or stab with a knife.
A lockable wooden container, often elaborately carved or embellished, it was where a sailor kept his most prized or unusual possessions.
Carve−up is British slang for the distribution of something, such as of booty. Carve−up is British slang for a swindle or conspiracy that ruins one's chances.
Don Louie was apparantly a notorious homosexual. Contributor says he would allegedly give a brand new racer to any boy who consented to allow him to "bum" them. Nobody ever admitted to having taken him up on his offer, or even having gone to his shop, although whenever someone got a new bicycle they were always regarded with deep suspicion. The name of Don Louie became a synonym for predatory older homoseual men. In the boy's toilet at alocal school there was a charming poem carved on the wall. "Here I sit About to come. Behind me's Don Louie Having A bum"
A lockable wooden container, often elaborately carved or embellished, it was where a sailor kept his most prized or unusual possessions.
A hole carved or drilled in the partitions of two toilet stalls in a men's room; through which the penis may be put for oral sexual or voyeurism, by homosexual males. [In the good old days, I would go to the glory hole, but with the comming of of AIDS I stoped going.].
. Gone To Texas. A common expression in use following the Civil War. People would find the letters G.T.T. carved into their doors, left by a kin. Many
A method of constructing wooden hulls by fixing planks to a frame so that the planks butt up against each other. ie. "clinker built".
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A stylized representation of a scarab beetle in stone or faience; -- a symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in jewelry, usually by engraving designs on cabuchon stones. Also used attributively; as, a scarab bracelet [a bracelet containing scarabs]; a scarab [the carved stone itelf].
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One who carves or divides meat at table.
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A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
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Carved work modeled of, or cut upon, wood, stone, metal, etc.
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To sculpture; to carve; to engrave.
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The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the rail around a ship's stern.
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A horizontal band in a building, forming a part of the design, whether molded, projecting, or carved, or in any way distinguished from the rest of the work.
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A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.
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To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree.
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Wrought by carving; ornamented by carvings; carved.
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To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.
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To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave.
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A projection from the round base of a column, occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to a nearly square form. It is generally carved in leafage.
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To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.
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One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms, architectural adornments, etc.
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The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; -- so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.
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Ornamentation by means of lacquer painted or carved, or simply colored, sprinkled with gold or the like; -- said especially of Oriental work of this kind.
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One who sculptures; one whose occupation is to carve statues, or works of sculpture.
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