sculpture

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noun sculp·ture \ˈskəlp-chər\

Definition of sculpture

1a : the action or art of processing (as by carving, modeling, or welding) plastic or hard materials into works of artb (1) : work produced by sculpture (2) : a three-dimensional work of art (such as a statue)
2 : impressed or raised markings or a pattern of such especially on a plant or animal part

Middle English, from Latin sculptura, from sculptus, past participle of sculpere to carve, alteration of scalpere to scratch, carve

First Known Use: 14th century

verb sculp·ture

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play \ˈskəlp-chə-riŋ, ˈskəlp-shriŋ\

transitive verb
1a : to form an image or representation of from solid material (such 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 (such as erosion and deposition)
3 : to shape by or as if by carving or molding
intransitive verb
: to work as a sculptor

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noun

: a piece of art that is made by carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc.
: the process or art of carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc., into a sculpture

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noun sculp·ture \ˈskəlp-chər\

1 : the action or art of making statues by carving or chiseling (as in wood or stone), by modeling (as in clay), or by casting (as in melted metal)
2 : a work of art produced by sculpture