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Sculpture vs Carved - What's the difference?

sculpture | carved |

As verbs the difference between sculpture and carved

is that sculpture is to fashion something into a three-dimensional figure while carved is (carve).

As a noun sculpture

is (uncountable) the art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor.

As an adjective carved is

of an object, made by carving.

sculpture

English

Noun

(en-noun) (wikipedia sculpture)
  • (uncountable) The art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor
  • (countable) A work of art created by sculpting.
  • * Dryden
  • There, too, in living sculpture , might be seen / The mad affection of the Cretan queen.
  • Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
  • Verb

    (sculptur)
  • To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
  • To represent something in sculpture.
  • To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.
  • carved

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (carve)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of an object, made by carving.
  • a carved ivory statue of the Virgin Mary

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