sculpt

(skulpt)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to carve or model as a sculptor
  2. to give sculpturelike form to (hair, fabric, etc.)

Origin: Fr sculpter, altered (based on sculpture) < sculper < L sculpere: see sculptor

Also sculp

See sculpt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts
verb, transitive
  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).
verb, intransitive
To be a sculptor.

Origin:

Origin: French sculpter

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin sculpere, sculpt-, to carve; see sculpture

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