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sculpture noun [ ˈskʌlptʃə ]

• the art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.
• "the boundary between painting and sculpture is displaced"

sculpture verb

• make or represent (a form) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques.
• "the choir stalls were each carefully sculptured"
Similar: sculpt, carve, chisel, model, fashion, form, shape, cast, cut, hew, sculp,
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin sculptura, from sculpere ‘carve’.


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