carved block

collocation in English

meaningsofcarveandblock

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carve
verb[I or T]
uk
/kɑːv/us
/kɑːrv/
to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, ...
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block
noun
uk
/blɒk/us
/blɑːk/
mainly US
the distance along a street from where one road crosses it to the place where the next road crosses it, or one part of a street like this, especially in a town ...
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(Definition ofcarveandblockfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Using a three-ton construction steamroller, a team of artists and printers print large-scale linoleumcarvedblockprints.
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A seventhcarvedblockwas recovered in 1997 from a test unit excavated on the plaza immediately southwest of the staircase.
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The original golden dolphins were formed over a roughlycarvedblockof wood over which lead sheets were applied.
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On each side of this is acarvedblockof similar date, one depicting a beast and the other a bird.
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Among the many features of interest are unfinished carved blocks and graffiti engraved on the rock floor.
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The main part consists of several carved blocks of red granite, which form an approximately hemispherical base with the diameter being 8.5 meters.
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It has six sculpted risers consisting of various carved blocks, many of which are heavily eroded.
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The team discovered carved blocks with sculpted and incised figures, sometimes painted, of bison, horses, wild goats, felines and the figure of a man.
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They were usually made from carved blocks of ivory.
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He suggested that substitutes could be made from carved blocks of ivory or bone and those artificially-made dental pieces would be useful as the natural ones.
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