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sculptured

sculp·tured
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skuhlp-cherd]
    • /ˈskʌlp tʃərd/
    • /ˈskʌlp.tʃəd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skuhlp-cherd]
    • /ˈskʌlp tʃərd/

Definitions of sculptured word

  • adjective sculptured having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture: sculptured leather belts. 1
  • noun sculptured 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. 1
  • noun sculptured such works of art collectively. 1
  • noun sculptured an individual piece of such work. 1
  • verb with object sculptured to carve, model, weld, or otherwise produce (a piece of sculpture). 1
  • verb with object sculptured to produce a portrait or image of in this way; represent in sculpture. 1

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Origin of sculptured

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; sculpture + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sculptured

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sculptured popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sculptured usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sculptured

adj sculptured

  • carved — to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine.
  • carven — carve
  • furrowed — a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
  • graved — to clean and apply a protective composition of tar to (the bottom of a ship).
  • graven — a past participle of grave3 .

noun sculptured

  • rabbeted — Simple past tense and past participle of rabbet.

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