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sculpt

[ skuhlpt ]

verb (used with or 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.



sculpt

/ ʌ /

verb

  1. intr to practise sculpture
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ܱ verb (used with object)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sculpt1

1860–65; < French sculpter < Latin sculpt- (past participle stem of sculpere to carve); or as back formation from sculptor
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sculpt1

C19: from French sculpter, from Latin sculpere to carve
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Set seemingly in a mysterious, underground world, I was steering Donkey Kong to sculpt his own paths.

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The sculpting of a more inclusive contemporary identity is, according to acclaimed designer David Abraham, a homecoming and "a reclamation of pride and value".

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“They have more soul,” Berkofsky said of his patterned carbon-steel knives, which feature elegant handles he has sculpted in rare wood such as charred Osage orange, black ash burl and live edge double-dyed maple.

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The free exhibition will feature portraits made on the fourth series of the BBC's Extraordinary Portraits, which sees artists paint, sculpt or photograph people with powerful personal stories.

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Her wide lapels could be reminiscent of the suiting of 1980s New York, a time and place when Melania's husband cut his teeth, but the silhouette is more sculpted and modern.

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