Meanings (ES + gloss)
cortar
To cut.
My good blade carves the casques of men, / My tough lance thrusteth sure, / My strength is as the strength of ten, / Because my heart is pure.
entallar • esculpir • tallar
To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.
The facades of the buildings fronting upon the avenue within the wall were richly carven[…].
to carve a name into a tree
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