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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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]