sculptured

UK: /ˈskʌlptʃə^rd/ US: (skulp′chərd)

From the verb sculpture: (⇒ conjugate)

sculptured is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

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sculp•tured  (skulp′chərd), adj. 

1. having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture:
   sculptured leather belts.

• sculpture + -ed² 1700–10

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sculp•ture /ˈskʌlptʃɚ/   n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. 
n. 

1. Fine Art [uncountable] the art of carving or modeling art in three dimensions, as by using marble, metal, etc.
2. Fine Art such works of art thought of as a group:
   [uncountable] studying the sculpture of Auguste Rodin.
3. Fine Art a piece of such work:
   [countable] a sculpture by Rodin.

v. [~ + object]

4. Fine Art to carve or model (a piece of sculpture):
   to sculpture a statue.
5. Fine Art to produce an image of (someone or something) in this way:
   The artist wished to sculpture her from the first day he saw her.

sculp•tur•al, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sculp•ture  (skulp′chər), n., v., -tured, -tur•ing. 
n. 

1. Fine Art the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
2. Fine Art such works of art collectively.
3. Fine Art an individual piece of such work.

v.t. 

4. Fine Art to carve, model, weld, or otherwise produce (a piece of sculpture).
5. Fine Art to produce a portrait or image of in this way;
   represent in sculpture.
6. Geography [Physical Geog.] to change the form of (the land surface) by erosion.

v.i. 

7. Fine Art to work as a sculptor.

• Latin sculptūra, equivalent. to sculpt(us) (past participle of sculpere to carve) + -ūra -ure
• Middle English (noun, nominal) 1350–1400

sculp′tur•al, adj. 
sculp′tur•al•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

sculpture / ˈskʌlptʃə/ noun

1. the art of making figures or designs in relief or the round by carving wood, moulding plaster, etc, or casting metals, etc
2. works or a work made in this way
3. ridges or indentations as on a shell, formed by natural processes

verb (mainly tr)

1. (also intr) to carve, cast, or fashion (stone, bronze, etc) three dimensionally
2. to portray (a person, etc) by means of sculpture
3. to form in the manner of sculpture, esp to shape (landscape) by erosion
4. to decorate with sculpture

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin sculptūra a carving; see sculpt

ˈsculptural adjective