sculpt

[ skuhlpt ]

/ skʌlpt /

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

re·sculpt, verb (used with object)

A Daily Mail writer, wearing a facsimile of the dress, said it was sculpted to her body, but not restrictively so.

Happy 20th Birthday, Liz Hurley’s Safety-Pin Dress |Tim Teeman |December 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
You believe that your body can make everything good; just one glimpse of your sculpted, toned beauty and—poof!

Justin Bieber's Abs Cannot Save Him |Tim Teeman |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Jen Selter has turned photos of her sculpted derriere into a moneymaking career.

Back Off, B*tches. There’s Only One Butt Selfie Queen |Cheryl Wischhover |May 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In her cramped kitchen she mashed pork fat with oatmeal and sculpted a loaf, which she fried up in patties.

‘Tracing the Blue Light’: Read Chapter 1 of Eileen Cronin’s ‘Mermaid’ |Eileen Cronin |April 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

These days, fit women and men get sculpted, ripped, chizzled.

London’s Own Badass SoulCycle |Emma Woolf |March 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At the cathedral doors of Verona, Roland and Oliver were sculpted.

How France Built Her Cathedrals |Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Walls were stucco, a form of cement that could be sculpted, or paneled or hung with silk and printed paper.

Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. |S. A. Reilly
Do tell me about something else you made, which you loved—something you sculpted.

Touch and Go |D. H. Lawrence

sculpt

/ (skʌlpt) /

(intr) to practise sculpture

Also called (formerly): sculp

C19: from French sculpter, from Latin sculpere to carve