sculpture

²sculpture

verb

sculp·turedsculp·tur·ing\ˈskəlp-chə-riŋ, ˈskəlp-shriŋ\

Definition of SCULPTURE

transitive verb

1

a : to form an image or representation of from solid material (as wood or stone) b : to form into a three-dimensional work of art

2

: to change (the form of the earth's surface) by natural processes (as erosion and deposition)

3

: to shape by or as if by carving or molding

intransitive verb

: to work as a sculptor

Examples of SCULPTURE

1. <the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice>

First Known Use of SCULPTURE

1645

Related to SCULPTURE

Synonyms: carve, sculpt

Related Words: chisel, engrave, etch, grave, incise, inscribe; knap; cast, form, model, mold, shape

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