sculpt

[ skuhlpt ]

/ skʌlpt /

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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.

Nearby words

sculp, sculp., sculpin, sculping, sculpsit, sculpt, sculptor, sculptor's tool, sculptress, sculptural, sculpture

Origin of sculpt

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

Related forms

re·sculpt, verb (used with object)

Definition for sculpt (2 of 2)

sculp.

or sculpt

sculptor.

sculptural.

sculpture.

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Examples from the Web for sculpt

A former Miss Argentina died while having plastic surgery to sculpt her buttocks.
I Want a Bigger Butt|Stanley Crouch|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I have been looking at Theodore; do you know, he has a good head to sculpt.
The Woman Who Vowed|Ellison Harding
I'm here to read the proof-sheets of my hanbils as fast as they're sculpt.
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward|Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)

British Dictionary definitions for sculpt

sculpt

/ (skʌlpt) /

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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