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Carped vs Carved - What's the difference?

carped | carved |

As verbs the difference between carped and carved

is that carped is (carp) while carved is (carve).

As an adjective carved is

of an object, made by carving.

carped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (carp)

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    carp

    English

    (wikipedia carp)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) carpe, from .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae'', especially the common carp, ''Cyprinus carpio .
    • See also
    * koi

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To complain about a fault; to harp on.
  • (obsolete) To say; to tell.
  • (obsolete) To find fault with; to censure.
    • (Dryden)
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    carved

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (carve)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of an object, made by carving.
    • a carved ivory statue of the Virgin Mary

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