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Traditional English :: sculpt
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sculpt.html - v.tr. &
intr. (also sculp) sculpture. [F sculpter f. sculpteur SCULPTOR: now regarded as an abbr.] |
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Traditional English :: sculptor
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sculpt.html - n.
(fem. sculptress) an artist who makes sculptures. [L (as SCULPTURE)] |
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Traditional English :: sculpture
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sculpt.html - n. & v. --n. 1 the art of making forms, often representational, in the round or in relief by chiselling stone, carving wood, modelling clay, casting metal, etc.
2 a work or works of sculpture.
3 Zool. & Bot. raised or sunken markings on a shell etc. --v. 1 tr. represent in or adorn with sculpture.
2 intr. practise sculpture. sculptural adj. sculpturally adv. sculpturesque adj. [ME f. L sculptura f. sculpere sculpt- carve] |
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Traditional English :: sculpin
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sculpt.html - n. any of numerous fish of the family Cottidae, native to non-tropical regions, having large spiny heads. [perh. f. obs. scorpene f. L scorpaena f. Gk skorpaina a fish] |
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Traditional English :: sculpt
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sculpt.html - v.tr. &
intr. (also sculp) sculpture. [F sculpter f. sculpteur SCULPTOR: now regarded as an abbr.] |
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Traditional English :: sculptor
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sculpt.html - n.
(fem. sculptress) an artist who makes sculptures. [L (as SCULPTURE)] |
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