carving

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an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle; glyptic art, glyptography
carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones); scrimshaw
a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers; vermiculation
a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings; woodcarving
a carving created by carving wood; anaglyph
anything carved in low relief; glyph
glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief; glyptics, lithoglyptics
the art of engraving on precious stones; diaglyph, intaglio
glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)

Types:: petroglyph
a carving or line drawing on rock (especially one made by prehistoric people); truncation
the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)

Types:: modeling, modelling, molding, moulding
a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

Type of:: art, artistic creation, artistic production
the creation of beautiful or significant things; beaux arts, fine arts
the study and creation of visual works of art

DEFINITIONS OF: carving