carven
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But Justice, a carven figure in a twisted courtroom, is relentless.
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 his curiously carven and vivid luggage were layers of sumptuous fabrics, great coils and shining lumps of jewelry.
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Yellow-garmented Buddhist priests chanted prayers, thumbed beads, whirred carven prayer wheels.
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And next Alkinoos called upon his sons, Halios and Laodamas, to show the dance no one could do as well as they—handling a purple ball carven by Polybos.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
