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sculp·ture S0177500 (skŭlp′chər)n.1. The art or practice of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, as by chiseling marble, modeling clay, or casting in metal.2. a. A work of art created by sculpture.b. Such works of art considered as a group.3. Ridges, indentations, or other markings, as on a shell, formed by natural processes.v. sculp·tured, sculp·tur·ing, sculp·tures v.tr.1. To fashion (stone, bronze, or wood, for example) into a three-dimensional figure.2. To represent in sculpture: sculpture a lion.3. To ornament with sculpture.4. To change the shape or contour of, as by erosion.v.intr. To make sculptures or a sculpture. [Middle English, from Latin sculptūra, from sculptus, past participle of sculpere, to carve; see skel- in Indo-European roots.] sculp′tur·al adj.sculp′tur·al·ly adv.sculptured (ˈskʌlptʃəd) adj1. (Art Terms) carved, cast, or fashioned three-dimensionally2. resembling a sculptureThesaurusAdj. | 1. | sculptured - cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations"graven, sculptedcarved, carven - made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary); "the carved fretwork"; "an intricately carved door"; "stood as if carven from stone" | | 2. | sculptured - resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features"; "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies"modeled, sculpturesque, sculpturalshapely - having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeesculpturesculptured Related to sculptured: sculptedSynonyms for sculpturedadj cut into a desired shapeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj resembling sculptureSynonyms- modeled
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