handcarved

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adjective

Carved by hand.

UncommonScrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivehandcarved (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCarved by hand.

    Last of all, if you think Mr Darrow's tiny handcarved houses sound unrealistic, go online and check out the work of microartist Willard Wigan. He carves incredible sculptures from single grains of sand […]

    2018, Ross Montgomery, Max and the Millions

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*handuz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*handu
  3. Old Englishhand
  4. Middle Englishhond
  5. Englishhand
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  7. Proto-Germanic*kerbaną
  8. Proto-West Germanic*kerban
  9. Old Englishċeorfan
  10. Middle Englishkerven
  11. Englishcarve
  12. Englishcarved
  13. Englishhandcarved

From hand + carved.

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APA

handcarved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handcarved

MLA

“handcarved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handcarved. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handcarved,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handcarved.

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