sculpt

[ skuhlpt ]
/ skʌlpt /

verb (used with or without object)

Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
to form, shape, or manipulate, as in the manner of sculpture: Her hair was sculpted by a leading hairdresser.

Origin of sculpt

1860–65; < French sculpter < Latin sculpt- (past participle stem of sculpere to carve); or as back formation from sculptor

OTHER WORDS FROM sculpt

re·sculpt, verb (used with object)

Words nearby sculpt

sculp, sculp., sculpin, sculping, sculpsit, sculpt, sculptor, sculptor's tool, sculptress, sculpture, sculptured

British Dictionary definitions for resculpt

sculpt
/ (skʌlpt) /

verb

a variant of sculpture (def. 5), sculpture (def. 6), sculpture (def. 7), sculpture (def. 8)
(intr) to practise sculpture
Also called (formerly): sculp

Word Origin for sculpt

C19: from French sculpter, from Latin sculpere to carve