carved

carved · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of carve.

  2. 2.

    Shaped or decorated by cutting.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    carved in stone — permanently fixed, unchangeable
  • •
    carved out — established through effort

Related words

See also: carve, carving, sculpted
Synonyms: chiseled, cut, engraved, etched, sculpted

Etymology

Past tense of Old English ceorfan ("to cut"), with the regular -ed ending added in Middle English.