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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

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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




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