sculpt

[ skuhlpt ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
2. to form, shape, or manipulate, as in the manner of sculpture:

   Her hair was sculpted by a leading hairdresser.

sculpt

/ skʌlpt /

verb

1. a variant of sculpture sculpture sculpture sculpture
2. intr to practise sculpture

Other Words From

• re·sculpt verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of sculpt¹

1860–65; < French sculpter < Latin sculpt- (past participle stem of sculpere to carve); or as back formation from sculptor

Word History and Origins

Origin of sculpt¹

C19: from French sculpter, from Latin sculpere to carve

Related Words

• chisel
• divide
• engrave
• etch
• fashion
• hack
• mold
• shape
• slice