wood carver

collocation in English

meaningsofwoodandcarver

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wood
adjective
uk
/wʊd/us
/wʊd/
made ...
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carver
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɑː.vər/us
/ˈkɑːr.vɚ/
a knife with a blade that is moved very quickly by electricity, used for cutting ...
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(Definition ofwoodandcarverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He grew up in ystese and began as awoodcarverin his father's factory.
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As a young boy, he proved to be a talentedwoodcarver, working as an apprentice in local woodworking shops.
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As well as being was an artist, he was known as an illustrator and awoodcarver.
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He started his education with an apprenticeship as awoodcarver.
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He was a very giftedwoodcarver, creating, among other things, his own fiddle, which he would use playing at local dancing arrangements.
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The structure features double jettying and rich sculptural facade ornamentation by an unknown 17th-centurywoodcarver.
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He was a son of awoodcarver.
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His early training was as awoodcarver.
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After working as awoodcarverand gardener, he turned to botany.
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Once the finer details have been added, thewoodcarverfinishes the surface.
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He wished to become awoodcarver, but his father convinced him to become a maltster.
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He nevertheless became an accomplished sculptor andwoodcarver.
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He was also an accomplishedwoodcarver.
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I suspect that many of them would have to be included among the manufacturers of toys, the wood carvers, and those engaged in other industries closely associated.
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