carvable

English

Etymology

carve +‎ -able

Adjective

carvable (comparative more carvable, superlative most carvable)

1. Capable of being carved.
   • 2015, James Eaton et al., “Trade-driven extinctions and near-extinctions of avian taxa in Sundaic Indonesia”, in Forktail, page 2, column 2:

     Helmeted Hornbill, Rhinoplax vigil (CR): Restricted to the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo, this is the only hornbill species whose casque is solid keratin and therefore carvable.

Antonyms

• uncarvable

Derived terms

• carvability