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Webster 1913 Edition
Sculpture
Sculp′ture
(?; 135)
, Noun.
[L.
sculptura
: cf. F. sculpture
.] 1.
The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials.
2.
Carved work modeled of, or cut upon, wood, stone, metal, etc.
There, too, in living
The mad affection of the Cretan queen.
sculpture
, might be seenThe mad affection of the Cretan queen.
Dryden.
Sculp′ture
(?; 135)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sculptured
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sculpturing
.] To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave.
Sculptured tortoise
(Zool.)
, a common North American wood tortoise (
Glyptemys insculpta
). The shell is marked with strong grooving and ridges which resemble sculptured figures.Webster 1828 Edition
Sculpture
SCULP'TURE
,Noun.
1. The art of carving, cutting or hewing wood or stone into images of men, beasts or other things. Sculpture is a generic term, including carving or statuary and engraving.
2. Carved work.
There too, in living sculpture, might be seen The mad affection of the Cretan queen.