carven

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Yellow-garmented Buddhist priests chanted prayers, thumbed beads, whirred carven prayer wheels.

From Time Magazine Archive

No carven motto is more obvious than that above the Supreme Court bench: "Eyes and ears are poor witnesses when the soul is barbarous."

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Most noticeable evidence: a change in manikins from a shiny waxwork sisterhood with open-eyed little smiles to papier-m�ch�, wire mesh or carven effigies of the dangling, mask-faced glamor girl.

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

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As his story was unfolded of his meeting with Frodo and his servant and of the events at Henneth Annûn, Pippin became aware that Gandalf’s hands were trembling as they clutched the carven wood.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien