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sculptress

[ skuhlp-tris ]

/ ˈskʌlp trɪs /

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noun

a woman who practices the art of sculpture.

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Origin of sculptress

First recorded in 1655–65; sculpt(o)r + -ess

usage note for sculptress

See -ess.

Words nearby sculptress

sculping, sculpsit, sculpt, sculptor, Sculptor's Tool, sculptress, sculpture, sculptured, sculpturesque, Scultetus bandage, scum

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How to use sculptress in a sentence

This was the case with Prune Nourry, a young French sculptress who went to India to create a piece of art interpreting women.
Pharrell’s ‘GIRLS’ Exhibit Stars...Pharrell?|Liza Foreman|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was small and slim and even in the frock of a sculptress she looked delicate and graceful.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
You looked upon her as a girl with a lot of money and no brains and no real ability as a sculptress.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The sculptress's first name was Marguerite and Gilfoyle longed to call her by it, after his second goblet of claret-and-water.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

She afterwards became a sculptress, and studied under Gibson at Rome (and she described his peculiar studio accurately).
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare
She appeared again in a small part, in which she was a great lady turned sculptress.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare