CARVING  . To carve (A.S. ceorfan: connected with Gr. yp6. i tv) is to cut, whatever the material; but apart from the domestic sense of carving See also:

• MEAT

meat, the word is more particularly associated with the See also:

• ART

art of See also:

• SCULPTURE
• SCULPTURE (Lat. sculptura, from sculpere, to carve, cognate with Gr. yXb4ew)

sculpture . The name of sculptor (see SCULPTURE) is commonly reserved for the See also:

• GREAT

great masters of the art, especially in See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone and See also:

• MARBLE (from Lat. marmor, Gr. pApµapos, shining stone)

marble, while that of See also:

• CARVER, JOHN (x575?-1621)
• CARVER, JONATHAN (c. 1725-1780)

carver is given to the artists or workmen who execute the sub-See also:

• ORDINATE

ordinate decorations of See also:

• ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture .