单词 | chip-carve |
释义 | chip-carvev. transitive. To decorate (an object) using the technique of chip carving; to carve (a decoration) in this way. Also occasionally intransitive. Cf. chip carving n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > sculpt or carve [verb (transitive)] > an image or design carveOE gravec1000 pill1535 engrave1542 scrieve1542 chip1711 whittle1848 chip-carve1903 1903 Leader (Melbourne) 7 Nov. 27/1 I was chip carving a frame for her. 1948 R. Heine-Geldern Indonesian Art 157 Water jar..chip-carved when the ware was in the ‘leathery’ stage before firing. 2006 Saltscapes (Canada) May 93/1 Use a plane or sanding block to soften sharp edges. Sand the front top and sides. Tole paint or chip-carve away to your heart's content. 2015 Sierra Star (Oakhurst, Calif.) (Nexis) 6 May Richard Zerbel of Livingston chip-carved ‘Silence is Golden’ in American Sign Language. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < v.1903 |
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