sculp

¹

[ skuhlp ]

verb (used with object)

1. to sculpture; carve or model.

sculp.

²

or sculpt

abbreviation for

1. sculptor.
2. sculptural.
3. sculpture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sculp¹

First recorded in 1525–35, sculp is from the Latin word sculpere to carve

Example Sentences

When I grow up a little more and learn how, I am going to sculp such a wonderful statue that Zebedee can stop working.

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As we neared them, the driver said: Its bout an even chance thet wes sculp ther!

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Then when they went home in the evening, the grand-moth-er would say, "What have you been doing to-day, my little sculp-tor?"

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Zanetti certainly cut many of his own blocks, as the prints with the signature A. M. Zanetti, sculp.

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Jourdan sculp., 1788, shows his armorial bearings surmounted by his coronet, whilst beneath are enumerated his titles and offices.

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Related Words

• sculpt