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sculpt
[skuhlpt] Pronunciation Key
[skuhlpt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), verb (used 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. |
[Origin: 1860–65; < F sculpter < L sculpt- (ptp. s. of sculpere to carve); or as back formation from sculptor
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| sculpt
(skŭlpt) Pronunciation Key
v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts v. tr.
v. intr. To be a sculptor. [French sculpter, from Old French, from Latin sculpere, sculpt-, to carve; see sculpture.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
sculpt
sculpt
1864, from Fr. sculpter, from L. sculpt-, pp. stem of sculpere "to carve." The older verb form was sculpture (1645).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| sculpt | |
verb | |
| 1. | create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" |
| 2. | shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" |
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