carven
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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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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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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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Removed a little upon the other side sat Gandalf in a chair of carven wood; and he seemed at first to be asleep.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
