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sculpting - 2 dictionary results

sculpt

[skuhlpt]
–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
sculpt   (skŭlpt)   
v.   sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts

v.   tr.
  1. To sculpture (an object).
  2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: "Zoning is a blunt instrument that can at best shape but should not try to sculpt cities" (H. Claude Shostal).
v.   intr.
To be a sculptor.

[French sculpter, from Old French, from Latin sculpere, sculpt-, to carve; see sculpture.]
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