shipcarver
shipcarver noun: someone who creates the decorative wooden elements for ships, such as figureheads, catheads, and so on.
Noun
shipcarver (plural shipcarvers)
- Someone who creates the decorative wooden elements for ships, such as figureheads, catheads, and so on
- The art of the shipcarver was steeped in a tradition of civic celebration that communicated messages of national allegiance, community pride, and personal success.1992, SL Lahvis, “Icons of American Trade: The Skillin Workshop and the Language of Spectacle”, in Winterthur Portfolio
Forms of shipcarver
| plural | shipcarvers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ship's carver |
| alternative form | shipscarver |
| alternative form | ship carver |
| alternative form | ship-carver |
Origin of shipcarver
From ship + carver.
Questions about shipcarver
- What does shipcarver mean?
- Shipcarver means someone who creates the decorative wooden elements for ships, such as figureheads, catheads, and so on.
- What part of speech is shipcarver?
- Shipcarver is a noun.
- What is the plural of shipcarver?
- The plural of shipcarver is shipcarvers.
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