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carven

[kahr-vuhn] / ˈkɑr vən /


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In his curiously carven and vivid luggage were layers of sumptuous fabrics, great coils and shining lumps of jewelry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Conducted by the long scarlet-robed figure of Cardinal Merry del Val, Archpriest of the Basilica, they admired painted ceilings and gigantic carven cherubs, knelt above the Tomb of the Apostles.

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In their ruddy jackets of leather, the twelve members appeared before their stately lord where he sat in a carven chair in his long red room.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Justice, a carven figure in a twisted courtroom, is relentless.

From Time Magazine Archive

When she had done, and smoothed me with sweet oil, she put a tunic and a cloak around me and took me to a silver-studded chair with footrest, all elaborately carven.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer