sculpt

[skuhlpt]

verb (used with or without object)

1. Fine Arts.,  to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.

2. to form, shape, or manipulate, as in the manner of sculpture.

   Her hair was sculpted by a leading hairdresser.

sculpt

/ skʌlpt /

verb

1. a variant of sculpture sculpture sculpture sculpture

2. (intr) to practise sculpture

Other Word Forms

• resculpt verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of sculpt¹

1860–65; < French sculpter < Latin sculpt- (past participle stem of sculpere to carve); or as back formation from sculptor

Word History and Origins

Origin of sculpt¹

C19: from French sculpter, from Latin sculpere to carve

Example Sentences

Their sculpted ornaments and white goat and goat-head handles are highlighted in 24-karat gold.

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Dickinson has cited inspiration from a substantial slate of heavy hitters, Mike Leigh’s “Naked,” Leos Carax’s “The Lovers on the Bridge” and Agnès Varda‘s “Vagabond” — all of which sculpted his approach.

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Scrappy Marie from Glasgow was edged out by Lulu, with her chipmunk smile, sculpted hair and bobby socks.

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It was sculpted by the same man who created the bronze Bruin in Westwood.

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Matzkin says their union rekindled their creative sparks after decades of not painting or sculpting.

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Related Words

• chisel 
• divide 
• engrave 
• etch 
• fashion 
• hack 
• mold 
• shape 
• slice