statuary

As nouns the difference between statuary and estuary

is that statuary is (uncountable) the craft of making statues while estuary is coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge.

As a noun statuary

is (uncountable) the craft of making statues.

As an adjective statary is

(obsolete|outside|biology) fixed; settled.

In uncountable terms the difference between sculpture and statuary

is that sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor while statuary is the craft of making statues.

In countable terms the difference between sculpture and statuary

is that sculpture is a work of art created by sculpting while statuary is a person who makes statues.

As a verb sculpture

is to fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.