carven

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

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

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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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In it were no tables, but a bright fire was burning in a great hearth between the carven pillars upon either side.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien