CARVING

CARVING. → Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees 1Ki 6:18,29,32,35; Ps 74:6 → Beds decorated with Pr 7:16 → Idols manufactured by De 7:5; Isa 44:9-17; 45:20; Hab 2:18,19 → Persons skilled in → Bezaleel Ex 31:5 → Hiram 1Ki 7:13-51; 2Ch 2:13,14

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carving. Carving, n. a cutting, sculpture, figure carved

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Carv″ing, n. 1. 1. The act or art of one who carves.
2. 2. A piece of decorative work cut in stone, wood, or other material. “Carving in wood.” Sir W. Temple.
3. 3. The whole body of decorative sculpture of any kind or epoch, or in any material; as, the Italian carving of the 15th century.