Meaning of CARVER
| Pronunciation: | | 'kârvur, 'kârvur
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- [n] someone who carves the meat
- [n] an artist who creates sculptures
- [n] makes decorative wooden panels
- [n] United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)
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| | Synonyms: | | cutter, George Washington Carver, sculptor, sculpturer, statue maker, woodcarver |
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| | See Also: | | Alberto Giacometti, Alexander Calder, Amedeo Modigliano, Aristide Maillol, artist, Auguste Rodin, Barbara Hepworth, Bartholdi, Benvenuto Cellini, Bernini, botanist, Brancusi, Calder, Cellini, chemist, Claes Oldenberg, Constantin Brancusi, Crawford, creative person, da Vinci, Dame Barbara Hepworth, Daniel Chester French, David Roland Smith, David Smith, diner, Donatello, Donato di Betto Bardi, Epstein, Francois Auguste Rene Rodin, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, French, Gaston Lachaise, George Segal, Giacometti, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Henry Moore, Henry Spencer Moore, Hepworth, Hoffman, Isamu Noguchi, Jacob Epstein, Jacques Lipchitz, Lachaise, Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci, Lin, Lipchitz, Lorado Taft, Louise Nevelson, Lysippus, Maillol, Malvina Hoffman, Maya Lin, Michelangelo, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Modigliani, Moore, Nevelson, Noguchi, Oldenberg, Pablo Picasso, Pheidias, Phidias, phytologist, Picasso, plant scientist, Praxiteles, Rodin, sculptress, Segal, Sir Jacob Epstein, Smith, Taft, Thomas Crawford, woodman, woodsman, woodworker | |
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| | Definition: | | Carver
The 44 poems here all revolve around the African-American figure George Washington Carver (1864?-1943), a polymath educator botanist, artist, musician, and inventor. Nelson depicts the racism he suffered, but also points out the generosity of those whites who did stand up for this hugely talented, multifaceted man. Nominated for a 2001 National Book Award in the Young People`s Literature category and named a 2002 Newbery Honor Book. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Carv"er\, n.
1. One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or
as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms,
architectural adornments, etc. ``The carver's chisel.''
--Dodsley.
The carver of his fortunes. --Sharp
(Richardson's
Dict. )
2. One who carves or divides meat at table.
3. A large knife for carving.
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| | Related Terms: | | burinist, cerographer, chalcographer, chaser, clay modeler, earth artist, engraver, etcher, figurer, figuriste, gem carver, gem engraver, graphic artist, graver, inscriber, lapidary, line engraver, lithographer, mason, modeler, molder, monumental mason, printmaker, pyrographer, sculptor, sculptress, sculpturer, serigrapher, silk-screen artist, statuary, stonecutter, wax modeler, wood carver, wood engraver, xylopyrographer |
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