sculpture UK /ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə/US /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/noun 5verb 3forms 3 noun5 •A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).There, too, in living sculpture, might be seen / The mad affection of the Cretan queen. — 1697 •More generally (since modernism), a three-dimensional work of art of any material or of mixed materials, whether sculpted, assembled, found, constructed or created using multiple techniques. •Works of art created by sculpting, as a group. •The three-dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface of a shell. •(no longer used) A printed picture, such as an engraving.Both are Translated into English, Illustrated with Sculptures, and Printed about two Years ago. — 1690 verb3 •To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure. •To represent something in sculpture. •To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc. formssculptured · sculpturing · sculptures