wood carving

noun

The art of carving wood to make decorative objects.

“The chest was decorated with delicate wood carvings.”

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Meanings

nounwood carving (countable and uncountable, plural wood carvings)

plural wood carvings · alternative woodcarving

  1. uncountableThe art of carving wood to make decorative objects.
  2. countableA carved wooden object.
  3. countableA decoration made on wood by carving.

    The chest was decorated with delicate wood carvings.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
woodworking

Translations

Bulgarian дърворезбарство, дърворезба
  • дърворезбарство (dărvorezbarstvo)art
  • дърворезба (dărvorezba)object
Chinese Cantonese 木雕
  • 木雕 (muk⁶ diu¹)art
Chinese Mandarin 木雕
  • 木雕 (mùdiāo)art
Czech řezbářství
  • řezbářstvíart
Finnish puunleikkaus, puuleikkaustyö
  • puunleikkausart
  • puuleikkaustyöobject
  • puuleikkausdecoration
German Holzschnitzerei
  • Holzschnitzereiart
Irish ceardaíocht adhmaid, snoíodóireacht adhmaid
  • ceardaíocht adhmaidart
  • snoíodóireacht adhmaidart
  • snoí adhmaidart
  • snoiteán adhmaidobject
Norwegian Bokmål treskjæring
  • treskjæringart
Polish snycerstwo, figura z drewna
  • snycerstwoart
  • figura z drewnaobject
  • dekoracja z drewnadecoration
Russian резьба́ по де́реву
  • резьба́ по де́реву (rezʹbá po dérevu)art
Swedish träsnideri, täljande
  • träsnideriart
  • täljandeart
  • träsnideriobject
  • täljd figurobject
Cite this entry
APA

wood carving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20carving

MLA

“wood carving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20carving. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood carving,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20carving.

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