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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sculp·ture v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sculptured p. pr. & vb. n. Sculpturing.] To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or metal; to carve; to engrave.
 Sculptured tortoise Zool., a common North American wood tortoise (Glyptemys insculpta). The shell is marked with strong grooving and ridges which resemble sculptured figures.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 sculptured
      adj 1: cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured
             representations" [syn: graven, sculpted]
      2: resembling sculpture; "her finely modeled features";
         "rendered with...vivid sculptural effect"; "the
         sculpturesque beauty of the athletes' bodies" [syn: modeled,
          sculptural, sculpturesque]