boast


3boast

verb

Definition of BOAST

transitive verb
: to shape (stone) roughly in sculpture and stonecutting as a preliminary to finer work

Origin of BOAST

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1823

Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

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