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单词 resculpt
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resculptv.

Brit. /ˌriːˈskʌlpt/, U.S. /riˈskəlpt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, sculpt v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + sculpt v. Compare slightly earlier resculpting n.
transitive. To give a new form or shape to; to sculpt again or differently. Also figurative.
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1948 N.Y. Times 21 Mar. 53/1 (advt.) Adrienne brassiere, precision-designed to resculpt your bosom along lines of unsuspected beauty.
1967 Burlington (N. Carolina) Times-News 4 July 8 b/3 A group of private citizens agreed to have the statue re-sculpted in marble from the original plaster model.
1980 Times 25 Mar. (Channel Islands Special Rep.) p. iv/6 The St Martin's figure..is of special interest, having been resculpted with a new hairstyle, face and cape in the Roman period.
1990 Oral Hist. Rev. 18 166 The effort has involved discrediting the antiwar movement while simultaneously resculpting the public image of Vietnam veterans.
2003 M. Copeland & A. S. Postman Change your Looks, change your Life iii. viii. 125 Typically, a surgeon will also decide to perform a lipectomy, suctioning out fat in order to resculpt the area.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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