sculpture

  • 21sculpture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Art of carving or sculpting Nouns 1. sculpture, sculpting, sandblasting; plastic arts; [stone or wood] carving; installation. 2. statuary, statue, colossal; statuette, bust, head (see representation);… …

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  • 22Sculpture — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sculpture >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sculpture sculpture insculpture| Sgm: N 1 carving carving &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 statuary statuary GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 high relief high relief low relief …

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  • 23sculpture — 01. Rodin s [sculpture] of The Thinker is one of the most famous statues in the world. 02. For the Christmas party, the chef [sculpted] an angel out of chocolate. 03. The artist was commissioned to [sculpt] a mermaid to go in front of the… …

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  • 24SCULPTURE —    The earliest molded sculpture is found on the seventhcentury BC terracotta lids of cinerary urns such as Poggio Renzo at Chiusi or Montescudaio. Another traditional type of sculpture is seen in bronze figurines, starting in the middle of the… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans

  • 25sculpture — n. 1) to create, produce a sculpture 2) to cast a sculpture * * * [ skʌlptʃə] produce a sculpture to cast a sculpture to create …

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  • 26sculpture — [[t]skʌ̱lptʃə(r)[/t]] sculptures 1) N VAR A sculpture is a work of art that is produced by carving or shaping stone, wood, clay, or other materials. ...stone sculptures of figures and animals. ...a collection of 20th century art and sculpture. 2) …

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  • 27sculpture */*/ — UK [ˈskʌlptʃə(r)] / US [ˈskʌlptʃər] noun Word forms sculpture : singular sculpture plural sculptures art 1) [countable/uncountable] a solid object that someone makes as a work of art by shaping a substance such as stone, metal, or wood Works to… …

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  • 28SCULPTURE — n. f. Art de sculpter. Un chef d’oeuvre de sculpture. La sculpture grecque. La sculpture du moyen âge, de la Renaissance. Il désigne aussi l’Ouvrage du sculpteur; Cette galerie renferme d’admirables sculptures. Un musée de sculptures …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 29Sculpture —    Early 14th century sculpture developed from Brabant regional traditions, which showed a marked affinity for the grotesque (gargoyles on Notre Dame de la Chapelle). Increased realism became apparent from the mid 14th century. The growth of… …

    Historical Dictionary of Brussels

  • 30sculpture — sculp|ture [ˈskʌlptʃə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: sculptura, from sculpere to carve ] 1.) [U and C] an object made out of stone, wood, clay etc by an artist sculpture of ▪ a sculpture of an elephant ▪ an exhibition of sculpture… …

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