sculpture (n.)

  1. a three-dimensional work of plastic art

  2. creating figures or designs in three dimensions

    [ Syn: carving , carving ]

    sculpture (v.)

  1. create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; sculpt a swan out of a block of ice

    [ Syn: sculpt ]

  2. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband

    [ Syn: sculpt , grave ]

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