sculpt

American  

[skuhlpt] / skʌlpt /

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.

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sculpt British  

/ skʌlpt /

verb

1. a variant of sculpture sculpture sculpture sculpture

2. (intr) to practise sculpture

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Other Word Forms

• resculpt verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of sculpt

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

Example Sentences

The Passion of Jesus ranks among the most common themes in Western art, painted or sculpted by artists too numerous to count, with many striving to create artworks both emotionally stirring and original.

From The Wall Street Journal

The gate is adorned with a sculpted round medallion of Oseguera’s trademark, two roosters.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Murdochs declined to participate, but decades’ worth of archival footage gives Garbus plenty to sculpt.

From Salon

Listening to music rushes her work because she is tempted to sculpt or sew or cook to the beat.

From Los Angeles Times

As the doctor’s apprentice, Little moves with him to Paris, where she helps sculpt figures for his new wax museum.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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