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| burin |
a pointed tool with a round handle, used for engraving metal or carving stone. |
| cameo |
a method of carving a gemstone so as to leave a slightly raised image of one color and a background of another. [1/3 definitions] |
| carving |
the act or product of carving in wood, stone, or the like. |
| diptych |
a painting or carving consisting of two panels that are hinged together. [1/2 definitions] |
| fiddlehead |
a decorative carving above the bow of a ship, shaped like that at the end of a violin neck. [1/2 definitions] |
| horsehead fiddle |
a Mongolian stringed instrument played with a bow, having a box-shaped body and a neck ending in a carving of a horse. |
| intaglio |
a design that is carved into the surface of a hard substance, such as stone, or the process of carving such a design. [2/3 definitions] |
| ivory |
an article such as a carving that is made of this or a similar substance. [1/7 definitions] |
| jack-o'-lantern |
a traditional Halloween lamp made from a pumpkin by removing the pulp, carving a face through the shell, and placing a candle in the bottom. |
| petroglyph |
a drawing or carving on rock, esp. from prehistoric times. |
| scarab |
a small carving made to look like such a beetle, and used in ancient Egypt as a charm. [1/2 definitions] |
| sculpt |
to make (a sculpture), as by carving, chiseling, or molding. [1/2 definitions] |
| sculpture |
the art or craft of producing three-dimensional artistic images, as by carving, chiseling, or molding. [2/7 definitions] |
| woodcarving |
the art or process of carving objects by hand out of wood. [1/2 definitions] |
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