sculptural


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sculpture/ˈskʌlptʃə(r)/
noun
  • 1 the art of making three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

    ■ a work of such a kind.

  • 2 raised or sunken patterns on a shell, pollen grain, etc.
verb make or represent by sculpture.

■ (usu. as adj. sculptured) form or shape as if by sculpture, especially with strong, smooth curves.

– derivatives
sculptural adjective,
sculpturally adverb,
sculpturesque adjective,
sculpturing noun.
– origin ME: from L. sculptura, from sculpere ‘carve’.
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