Sculpture

skulp′tūr, n. the act of carving figures in wood, stone, .: carved-work: an engraving.— v.t. to carve: to form, as a piece of sculpture.— n. Sculp′tor , one who carves figures:— fem. Sculp′tre .— adj. Sculp′tūral , belonging to sculpture.— adv. Sculp′tūrally .— adjs. Sculp′tūred , carved, engraved: ( bot. , zool. ) having elevated marks on the surface; Sculptūresque′ , chiselled: clean cut: statue-like. [Fr.,—L. sculptura — sculpĕre , sculptum , to carve.]