Sculptor's Tool

noun

, Astronomy.

1. the constellation Caelum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sculptor's Tool¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

We may only see the face: here and there on it is the mark of the sculptor’s tool: now and then a glare or a smile reveals what deep creases and gashes the winds of the passing years have made in the soul behind the mask.

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III Take up the sculptor's tool!

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We must visualize him, with such a sculptor's tool, standing in the presence of the crucified figure of himself; and altering one by one, its natural lineaments!

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It is still, however, as of old, the man or woman who has a special gift of voice or pen or brush or sculptor's tool or command of instrument or ability to compose music or to write literature 195fit to live forever, or build temples that command wonder and admiration, or who in some form of creative activity makes his mark upon history, who is most often spoken of as a genius.

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