sculpture

Roget category 557

4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties
› 4.10. Means of communicating ideas
›› 4.10.1. Natural means

#557. Sculpture

noun

sculpture, insculpture^† — carving etc. v. — statuary.
high relief, low relief, bas relief [Fr.] — relief — relieve — bassorilievo^†, altorilievo^†, mezzorilievo^† — intaglio, anaglyph^† — medal, medallion — cameo.
marble, bronze, terra cotta [Sp.], papier-mache — ceramic ware, pottery, porcelain, china, earthenware — cloisonne, enamel, faience, Laocoon, satsuma.
statue, etc. (image) 554 — cast etc. (copy) 21 — glyptotheca^†.

verb

sculpture, carve, cut, chisel, model, mold — cast [Slang].

adjective

sculptured &c., v.. in relief, anaglyptic^†, ceroplastic^†, ceramic — parian^† — marble etc. n. — xanthian^†.

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