wood carving
wood carving · wood carvings
резьба по дереву
Holzschnitzerei
snycerstwo
The art of carving wood to make decorative objectsThe art of carving wood to make decorative objects.
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Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The art of carving wood to make decorative objects.
Holzschnitzerei
резьба́ по де́ревуrezʹbá po dérevu
(countable)A decoration made on wood by carving.
The chest was decorated with delicate wood carvings.
(countable)A carved wooden object.
More definitions
- a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.
Forms
plural: wood carvingsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedwoodcarver
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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