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)

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Related Words for sculpting

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

Examples from the Web for sculpting

Contemporary Examples of sculpting

I was drawing and painting and writing and then I was sculpting.
The Michelangelo of Lego Who Quit Law to Play With Toys
Kevin Fallon
February 7, 2014
Everyone, it appears, seems to be sculpting her in the image they best see fit.
The Right's Favorite Atheist
Benyamin Cohen
June 13, 2010
"Just sculpting Dylan is a long, involved process with many steps," he said.
Hot Dogs!
Rebecca Dana
February 16, 2010

Historical Examples of sculpting

But there was the murmur of a woman's voice without, and Fairfax, his sculpting tools in his hands, opened the door.
Fairfax and His Pride
Marie Van Vorst

British Dictionary definitions for sculpting

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 sculpting

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).