sculptress
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of sculptress
First recorded in 1655–65; sculpt(o)r + -ess
Example Sentences
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Best-known for playing Sharon Theodopolopodous in long-running sitcom Birds of a Feather, 66-year-old Quirke was also nominated for a Bafta in 1997 for playing a convicted murderer in BBC drama The Sculptress.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
In 1997, Quirke was nominated for a Bafta award for playing convicted murderer Olive Martin in BBC drama The Sculptress, based on Minette Walters' psychological thriller novel.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025
When her triplets were born in 1934, Sculptress Barbara Hepworth laid aside her hammer and chisel for a whole month.
From Time Magazine Archive
To find it, he need go no farther than the front door of his cliffside house, where he lives with his wife, Sculptress Hilda Morris, and ten-year-old son David.
From Time Magazine Archive
For two more years Sculptress Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney supported him.
From Time Magazine Archive
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