Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective formed by carving or having a design carved into the surface.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
carve . - adjective Of an object, made by carving.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary)
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Examples
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He could make out the name carved into the shattered marble—BARONNE.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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Every desk I sit at in school has her name carved into the laminate.
Clovers in her hair Brentley Frazer 2012
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He could make out the name carved into the shattered marble—BARONNE.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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He could make out the name carved into the shattered marble—BARONNE.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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He could make out the name carved into the shattered marble—BARONNE.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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This Jarret bore an expression carved in cold stone.
A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010
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This Jarret bore an expression carved in cold stone.
A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010
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With one hand on his name carved in stone, I steadied myself and brought up the other to his face.
The Haunted Jessica Verday 2010
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This Jarret bore an expression carved in cold stone.
A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010
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There was no ornament, not even his name carved on the surface.
The Dressmaker Posie Graeme-Evans 2010
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