sculpture

n. 1 art of making three-dimensional or relief forms, by chiselling, carving, modelling, casting, etc. 2 work of sculpture. v. (-ring) 1 represent in or adorn with sculpture. 2 practise sculpture.  sculptural adj. [latin sculpo sculpt- carve]

n. 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.