Antonyms for carvings

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kahr-ving

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑr vɪŋ

Definition of carvings

Origin : c.1200, verbal noun from carve.

As in incision : noun cut, slit
As in art : noun creation meant to communicate or appeal to senses or mind
As in statuary : noun statues
As in severance : noun division
As in cut : noun incision
As in division : noun separation, disconnection

Example sentences :

He rapidly improved at his trade, and some of his carvings were much admired.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

The walls were completely filled with these “carvings” and writings.
Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

Nothing can exceed the richness and beauty of the carvings of the choir stalls.
Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting

The nave roof is enriched with carvings of angels with wings outspread.
Extract from : « Wood-Carving » by George Jack

From these carvings we read, though indistinctly, some of the characteristics of the people.
Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

And Gilda went obediently, for she could feel an interest in clocks and carvings now.
Extract from : « The Giant's Robe » by F. Anstey

Whether you like coals or carvings best, is no business of mine.
Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin

The carvings of the head, stern, and quarters of the old ships.
Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth

The ceiling is said to have been panelled in cypress wood ornamented with carvings.
Extract from : « The Care of Books » by John Willis Clark

None of your carvings orf a cow what looks like a fiddlecase on trestles.
Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke

Synonyms for carvings

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