sculpture

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The British psychologist observed that while scrotal asymmetry is faithfully reproduced in Greek sculpture, the Greeks weren't exactly anatomically correct.

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  1. noun The art or practice of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, as by chiseling marble, modeling clay, or casting in metal.
  2. noun A work of art created by sculpture.
  3. noun Such works of art considered as a group.
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  • The programming has to be permanent Maybe something besides the sculpture might be able to change. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Feb. 2002
  • Conceptualized by painter Augusto Suazo and executed by Ruperto Solon, the sculpture is a testament to the contributions of the Bagobos to the rich culture of the city. —  Davao Today
  • Burke said the scale of this sculpture was his biggest challenge. —  Kansan.com stories
  • Titled "Conduit," the sculpture is a large seashell atop a 9-foot wall of ice with incrementally shorter walls of ice spiraling out from it. —  The Vail Trail - All Sections
  • Bassani said the sculpture was a tribute to art service, an after-school group of Fort Collins students who designed and created artwork to be placed around the school. —  coloradoan.com - Local News
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  1. Middle English, from Latin sculptūra, from sculptus, past participle of sculpere, to carve; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English sculpture, from Old French scoulpture, French sculpture = Provencal sculptura = Spanish escultura = Portuguese escultura, esculptura = Italian scultura, scoltura = G. Swedish Danish skulptur, from Latin sculptura, sculpture, from sculpere, past participle sculptus, cut out, carve in stone: see sculp.
  2. from sculpture, n.
 

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