Word Meanings - SCULPTURE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. 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. 2. Carved work

Additional info about word: SCULPTURE

1. 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. 2. Carved work modeled of, or cut upon, wood, stone, metal, etc. There, too, in living sculpture, might be seen The mad affection of the Cretan queen. Dryden.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SCULPTURE)

• Engrave
• Print
• imprint
• sculpture
• stereotype

Related words: (words related to SCULPTURE)

• STEREOTYPER
  One who stereotypes; one who makes stereotype plates, or works in a stereotype foundry.
• PRINTLESS
  Making no imprint. Milton.
• IMPRINT
  to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint. See 1st In-, Print, 1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp. And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands. Prior. 2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type, plates,
• SCULPTURESQUE
  After the manner of sculpture; resembling, or relating to, sculpture.
• SCULPTURE
  1. 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. 2. Carved work
• PRINTA-BLE
  Worthy to be published.
• STEREOTYPE
  1. A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of an engraving, used in printing books, etc.; specifically, a plate with type-metal face, used for printing. Note: A stereotype, or stereotypr plate, is made by setting movable type as
• PRINT
  To strike off an impression or impressions of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other publication); as, to print books, newspapers,
• PRINTING IN
  A process by which cloud effects or other features not in the original negative are introduced into a photograph. Portions, such as the sky, are covered while printing and the blank space thus reserved is filled in by printing from another negative.
• ENGRAVEMENT
  1. Engraving. 2. Engraved work. Barrow.
• ENGRAVED
  Having the surface covered with irregular, impressed lines. (more info) 1. Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving.
• STEREOTYPERY
  1. The art, process, or employment of making stereotype plates. 2. A place where stereotype plates are made; a stereotype foundry.
• PRINTSHOP
  A shop where prints are sold.
• PRINTERY
  A place where cloth is printed; print works; also, a printing office.
• PRINTING OUT
  A method of printing, in which the image is fully brought out by the direct actinic action of light without subsequent development by means of chemicals.
• ENGRAVER
  One who engraves; a person whose business it is to produce engraved work, especially on metal or wood.
• STEREOTYPED
  1. Formed into, or printed from, stereotype plates. 2. Fig.: Formed in a fixed, unchangeable manner; as, stereotyped opinions. Our civilization, with its stereotyped ways and smooth conventionalities. J. C. Shairp.
• ENGRAVERY
  The trade or work of an engraver. Sir T. Browne.
• PRINTER
  One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman. Printer's devil, Printer's gauge. See under Devil, and Gauge. -- Printer's ink. See Printing ink, below.
• PRINTING
  The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic
• SPRINT
  To run very rapidly; to run at full speed. A runner should be able to sprint the whole way. Encyc. Brit. (more info) Etym:
• COMPRINT
  To print surreptitiously a work belonging to another. E. Phillips. (more info) 1. To print together.
• INSCULPTURED
  Engraved. Glover.
• PHOTOPRINT
  Any print made by a photomechanical process.
• BAT PRINTING
  A mode of printing on glazed ware.
• BLUEPRINT
  See PRINT
• REPRINT
  1. To print again; to print a second or a new edition of. 2. To renew the impression of. The whole business of our redemption is . . . to reprint God's image upon the soul. South.
• FOOTPRINT
  The impression of the foot; a trace or footmark; as, "Footprints of the Creator."
• MISPRINT
  To print wrong.
• ELECTRO-STEREOTYPE
  See ELECTROTYPE