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sculpt Definition

sculpt (skulpt)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

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

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

sculpt Usage Examples

Object

  • bust: Local artist Marvin Elliot then sculpted a further bust, which is now on display in the Arran Heritage Museum.
  • statue: He sculpted the marble statue Major General Sir John Malcolm ( 1836 ) for Old Town Hall, Mumbai.
  • massage: By the way, I have already booked in a course of body sculpting massage for the New Year -just in case!
  • oven: Come along and learn how to build a fully functioning sculpted bread oven with seating from cob.
  • portrait: He has worked in the studios for 25 years, sculpting wax portraits for display in the museum's main exhibitions.
  • figure: Kev sculpts figures for their ' Iron Kingdoms ' range whenever i am not cracking the whip enough for HF!

Subject

  • wind: The hawthorn hedges along the lanes have been sculpted by the wind into huge quiffs.
  • artist: Republican memorial, Crossmaglen, Armagh; sculpted by the Breton artist, Yann Goulet, 1979.

Preposition: into

shape: The rough terrain was dotted with huge rocks which the wind born sand had sculpted into weird shapes.

Modifying Another Word

  • finely: He seemed puzzled, dark brows drawing together in the finely sculpted face.
  • beautifully: He was warmly received, particularly in his slow, beautifully sculpted solo.
  • perfectly: Arguably not so perfectly sculpted either, but that's not the point.
  • carefully: Here we find Box trees in a great variety of carefully sculpted shapes.
  • hand: All the Santa faces and hands are hand sculpted out of clay.
  • well: The deeply sad opening to the second movement was so well sculpted we would have liked to hear more.

Preposition: in

  • clay: His lidded pots tell the stories of the Tales through 3D painted Chaucerian figures sculpted in clay.
  • stone: Sculpting in stone is, by the very nature of the time involved, about reflecting the inner life.

Preposition: from

life: It was sculpted from life but shows him in his shroud.

Preposition: by

  • artist: Republican memorial, Crossmaglen, Armagh; sculpted by the Breton artist, Yann Goulet, 1979.
  • wind: The hawthorn hedges along the lanes have been sculpted by the wind into huge quiffs.

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