Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Shaped by sculpting.
- adjective Smooth, taut, and lacking imperfections.
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- adjective Well shaped, as a good sculpture is.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
sculpt .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective cut into a desired shape
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Examples
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The 17-inch limited-edition Tonner doll costs a bit more (like, $139.99), but that's 'cause he's hand-sculpted from the likeness of "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson and comes with "rooted saran hair" (what does that even mean?).
The Next Object Of Your ‘Twilight’ Obsession: Edward Cullen Dolls » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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Munns wrote: “I have done scientific reconstructions of the Dodo (of how they may have looked) with all coloration based on actual descriptions and the head sculpted from a skull cast provided by the Harvard Museum of Natural History.”
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To soften the interior spaces we have researched into alternative wood products, such as Kirei Board and a company called Panelmax that specializes in sculpted panels.
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The nativity scenes include pieces from Oaxaca sculpted from the region's famous red and black clays, as well as one from the Yucatán comprised of figures painted on clay bells with the baby Jesus sitting in a miniature green hammock.
Cancun's Cultural Oasis: La Casa del Arte Popular Mexicano 2007
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The nativity scenes include pieces from Oaxaca sculpted from the region's famous red and black clays, as well as one from the Yucatán comprised of figures painted on clay bells with the baby Jesus sitting in a miniature green hammock.
Cancun's Cultural Oasis: La Casa del Arte Popular Mexicano 2007
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Father and son were sculpted from the same clay: blazing golden hair, crystal blue eyes, clean angled profiles.
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But if he is awake and threatening, she is asleep and dreaming; and her sleeping visions, all in sculpted stone, balance perfectly with the worked metal associated here with
The Beauty of the Medusa: A Study in Romantic Literary Iconology 1972
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The Asian fellow that my younger brother sculpted is rather so-so, and my own Latino momma … well let’s just say she doesn’t look much like a momma.
In which I post my first ever review: Saints Row 2 Ben Abraham 2008
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The Asian fellow that my younger brother sculpted is rather so-so, and my own Latino momma … well let’s just say she doesn’t look much like a momma.
Archive 2008-12-01 Ben Abraham 2008
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They are memorialized, each by his individual name sculpted into this black wall.
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