sculpture

CEFRB1

/ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A work of art made by shaping a material.

  2. 02

    verb

    To create a shape by cutting or molding material.

Examples

  • He went to art school to study painting and sculpture.

  • I really can't understand modern sculpture.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. More generally (since modernism), a three-dimensional work of art of any material or of mixed materials, whether sculpted, assembled, found, constructed or created using multiple techniques.

  2. Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.

  3. A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).

More examples

In context

  • There, too, in living sculpture, might be seen / The mad affection of the Cretan queen.

  • Both are Tranſlated into Engliſh, Illuſtrated with Sculptures, and Printed about two Years ago.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptūra (“sculpture”), from sculpō (“to cut out, to carve in stone”).