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bas-relief bronze bust carve carver carving cast casting chisel effigy high relief ivory marble pedestal plaster plaster cast plaster of Paris sculpt sculptor sculpture sculptured statuary statue statuette torso woodcarving

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: sculptura, from sculpere 'to carve'

sculpture

 noun
     
sculpture
sculp‧ture
1 [uncountable and countable] an object made out of stone, wood, clay etc by an artist
sculpture of
a sculpture of an elephant
an exhibition of sculpture
2 [uncountable] the art of making objects out of stone, wood, clay etc
  
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