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

At the Ritz-Carlton, more than 200 bankers and investors gathered to see the artwork, sculpted to resemble code out of “The Matrix.”

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There are many sculpted faces and heads, often with eyes closed, whose titles—“Sweet Peace,” “In My Stillness,” “Grace”—echo the serenity of their subjects.

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The objects, which include richly embroidered vestments and lavishly sculpted monstrances, Eucharist thrones and sanctuary lamps made of jewel-studded precious metals, are eye-catchingly high Baroque.

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An artist sculpted a toilet out of 223 pounds of gold, a weight valued at about $10 million in current gold markets.

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In sculpting the organ, Elphick takes artistic licence and morphs the instrument with Jones's writing desk, bringing to life aspects of his multi-faceted career and to reflect his interests beyond Python.

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Related Words

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