sculpture

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’.