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Definition of Carved in stone
1. Adjective. No longer changeable. "The agreement is not yet set in stone"
Definition of Carved in stone
1. Adjective. (idiomatic) unchangeable ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Carved In Stone
Literary usage of Carved in stone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Poetry (1170-1892) by John Matthews Manley, Manly, John Matthews, 1865-1940 (1907)
"4 Since he could not embrace it flushed and warm He has carved in stone the
perfect form. Who gives the fine report of the feast ? ..."
2. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1807)
"... on five twisted marble columns, in appearance like a small cloyster, where
laid the figure of Sir William Weston, carved in stone, in his shroud. ..."
3. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1902)
"Above part of one side remains, the one in the the doorway, carved in stone, are
the arms of the Parker family, much obliterated by time. ..."
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