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Sculpture

The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials.

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Grave 84% connected

To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

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Grave 84% connected

To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Art 76% connected

The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the endi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Carve 76% connected

To cut.

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Forge 76% connected

A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., wh…

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Mold 76% connected

A spot; a blemish; a mole.

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Mould 76% connected

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

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Shape 76% connected

To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.

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Work 76% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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Bronze 76% connected

An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used fo…

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Bust 76% connected

A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.

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Carving 76% connected

of Carve

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Embossment 76% connected

The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state of being so formed.

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Marble 76% connected

A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies fr…

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Mobile 76% connected

Capable of being moved; not fixed in place or condition; movable.

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Modeling 76% connected

of Model

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Modelling 76% connected

of Model

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Mold 76% connected

A spot; a blemish; a mole.

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Molding 76% connected

of Mould

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Mould 76% connected

Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.

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Moulding 76% connected

of Mould

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Relief 76% connected

The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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Relievo 76% connected

See Relief, n., 5.

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Rilievo 76% connected

Same as Relief, n., 5.

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Statue 76% connected

The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a…

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Carve 74% connected

To cut.

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Carve 74% connected

To cut.

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Carver 74% connected

One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms, architectural adornments, etc.

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Carver 74% connected

One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms, architectural adornments, etc.

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Carving 74% connected

of Carve

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Carving 74% connected

of Carve

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Grave 74% connected

To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Grave 74% connected

To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Sculptural 74% connected

Of or pertaining to sculpture.

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Sculptural 74% connected

Of or pertaining to sculpture.

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Carving 92% connected

of Carve

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Grave 92% connected

To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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