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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.

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Origin of sculpt

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sculpt

re·sculpt, verb (used with object)
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Words related to sculpt

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

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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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