verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To sculpture; to carve or engrave. humorous, obsolete, sometimes

   "the tenor of my just complaint / Were sculpt with steel on rocks of adamant !"

2. 2
   To flay. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

assemblecarvecastchasechiselcut

Example

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"the tenor of my just complaint / Were sculpt with steel on rocks of adamant !"

Etymology

See sculptor.

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