sculpt

[skuhlpt]

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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.

Origin of sculpt

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

Related formsre·sculpt, verb (used with object)

sculp.

or sculpt

sculptor.

sculptural.

sculpture.

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Related Words for sculpt

create, design, forge, construct, trim, shave, pare, erode, lessen, diminish, fashion, divide, hack, chisel, shape, slice, engrave, etch, mold, carve

Examples from the Web for sculpt

Contemporary Examples of sculpt

A former Miss Argentina died while having plastic surgery to sculpt her buttocks.
I Want a Bigger Butt
Stanley Crouch
December 1, 2009

Historical Examples of sculpt

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)
I have been looking at Theodore; do you know, he has a good head to sculpt.
The Woman Who Vowed
Ellison Harding

British Dictionary definitions for sculpt

sculpt

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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Word Origin and History for sculpt

1826 (implied in sculpted), from French sculpter, from Latin sculpt-, past participle stem of sculpere "to carve" (see sculpture). Related: Sculpting. The older verb form was sculpture (1640s), also sculp (1530s).