Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - carve
Carve
carve
v. 1 tr. produce or shape (a statue, representation in relief, etc.) by cutting into a hard material (carved a figure out of rock; carved it in wood). 2 tr. a cut patterns, designs, letters, etc. in (hard material). b (foll. by into) form a pattern, design, etc., from (carved it into a bust). c (foll. by with) cover or decorate (material) with figures or designs cut in it. 3 tr. (absol.) cut (meat etc.) into slices for eating. Phrases and idioms carve out 1 take from a larger whole. 2 establish (a career etc.) purposefully (carved out a name for themselves). carve up divide into several pieces; subdivide (territory etc.). carve-up n. sl. a sharing-out, esp. of spoils. carving knife a knife with a long blade, for carving meat. Etymology: OE ceorfan cut f. WG
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verb (~d; carving) Etymology: Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; akin to Old High German kerban to notch, Greek graphein to scratch, write Date: before 12th century transitive verb to cut with care or precision , to make or get by or as if by cutting, to cut into pieces or slices , intransitive verb to cut up and serve meat, to work as a sculptor or engraver, ~r noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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