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sculpt

[ skuhlpt ]
/ skŹŒlpt /
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verb (used with or without object)
Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
to form, shape, or manipulate, as in the manner of sculpture: Her hair was sculpted by a leading hairdresser.
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Origin of sculpt

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sculpt

reĀ·sculpt, verb (used with object)

Words nearby sculpt

scullion, sculp, sculpin, sculping, sculpsit, sculpt, sculptor, Sculptor's Tool, sculptress, sculpture, sculptured
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Words related to sculpt

chisel, divide, engrave, etch, fashion, hack, mold, shape, slice, carve, characterize, detail, illustrate, interpret, paint, portray, represent, reproduce, sketch, adorn

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British Dictionary definitions for sculpt

sculpt
/ (skŹŒlpt) /
verb
a variant of sculpture (def. 5), sculpture (def. 6), sculpture (def. 7), sculpture (def. 8)
(intr) to practise sculpture
Also called (formerly): sculp

Word Origin for sculpt

C19: from French sculpter, from Latin sculpere to carve
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