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sculpture

[ skuhlp-cher ]

noun

  1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
  2. such works of art collectively.
  3. an individual piece of such work.


verb (used with object)

sculptured, sculpturing.
  1. to carve, model, weld, or otherwise produce (a piece of sculpture).
  2. to produce a portrait or image of in this way; represent in sculpture.
  3. Physical Geography. to change the form of (the land surface) by erosion.

verb (used without object)

sculptured, sculpturing.
  1. to work as a sculptor.

sculpture

/ 藞蝉办蕦濒辫迟蕛蓹 /

noun

  1. the art of making figures or designs in relief or the round by carving wood, moulding plaster, etc, or casting metals, etc
  2. works or a work made in this way
  3. ridges or indentations as on a shell, formed by natural processes
  4. the gradual formation of the landscape by erosion
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. also intr to carve, cast, or fashion (stone, bronze, etc) three dimensionally
  2. to portray (a person, etc) by means of sculpture
  3. to form in the manner of sculpture, esp to shape (landscape) by erosion
  4. to decorate with sculpture
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蝉肠耻濒辫迟耻谤补濒, adjective
  • 藞蝉肠耻濒辫迟耻谤补濒ly, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉肠耻濒辫顎僼耻谤路补濒 adjective
  • 蝉肠耻濒辫顎僼耻谤路补濒路ly adverb
  • non路蝉肠耻濒辫顎僼耻谤路补濒 adjective
  • non路蝉肠耻濒辫顎僼耻谤路补濒路ly adverb
  • 谤别路蝉肠耻濒辫顎僼耻谤别 verb (used with object) resculptured resculpturing
  • un路蝉肠耻濒辫顎僼耻谤路补濒 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sculpture1

1350鈥1400; Middle English (noun) < Latin 蝉肠耻濒辫迟奴谤补, equivalent to sculpt ( us ) (past participle of sculpere to carve) + -奴谤补 -ure
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sculpture1

C14: from Latin 蝉肠耻濒辫迟奴谤补 a carving; see sculpt
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Example Sentences

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Alex Farquharson, director of Tate Britain and chair of the Turner Prize jury, said the shortlist "reflects the breadth of artistic practice today, from painting and sculpture to photography and installation".

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The sandstone sculptures adorn the fa莽ade of the Scotch Whisky Experience, just in front of the Edinburgh Castle esplanade.

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Looking to the future, Mueller dreams of installing her steel-frame sculptures along the California coastline, a project she鈥檚 dubbed 鈥淭he String of Light That Connects All Things.鈥

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Another time, Banerjee attempted to relocate some stone sculptures from a museum in Bengal to the one he was stationed at without the necessary permissions.

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We tend to think of drawings as preparation for paintings or sculptures, which they had been for centuries.

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