lundi 18 février 2013

Advanced Vocabulary - Sculpture


Sculpture

bas-relief noun
art a style of sculpture in which the artist forms shapes in stone, clay, metal etc, so that they stick out slightly from their background.

bronze noun
a statue of a person or animal, made of bronze.

bust noun
a model of the head and shoulders of a person made out of stone, wood, metal etc.

carve verb
to make an object by cutting it from stone or wood.

corn dolly noun
British a small model of a person, traditionally made from wheat stems to celebrate the harvest.

figurine noun
a small model of a person kept as a decoration.

pedestal noun
a base on which something such as a statue stands.

phallic adjective
relating to or similar to a phallus.

phallus noun
a model of a penis in a state of sexual excitement.

plaster cast noun
a copy of a statue , made of plaster of paris.

plinth noun
a square piece of stone that forms the bottom of a column or statue.

relief noun
art a design or sculpture consisting of a raised surface on a flat background.

sculpt verb
to make a solid object as a work of art by shaping a substance such as wood, stone, or metal.
sculptor noun
art an artist who makes sculptures.

sculptural adjective
relating to sculpture.

sculpture noun
art a solid object that someone makes as a work of art by shaping a substance such as stone, metal, or wood.

sculpture noun
art the art of making sculptures.

sculptured adjective
made as a sculpture.

sphinx noun
a statue of a sphinx.

statuary noun
a group of statues.

statue noun
a human or animal image that is made of stone, wood, metal etc and is usually large.

statuette noun
a small statue.

totem pole noun
a tall wooden pole decorated with totems, made by Native American people.

waxwork noun
a wax model of a person or animal, usually made to their actual size.

sculpturally adverb

waxwork adjective
       an object reproduced in wax, esp as an ornament



total words = 26




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