sculptrix
UK/ˈskʌlptɹɪks/
sculptrix noun: a woman who sculpts; a female sculptor; a sculptress.
Noun
sculptrix (plural sculptrices)
- A woman who sculpts; a female sculptor; a sculptress.
- The Honourable Anne Seymour Damer, sculptrix, was born in London, of parents the most illustrious[.]1826, James Silk Buckingham, editor, The Oriental Herald, and Journal of General Literature, volume X, page 114
- [F]ather had the pleasure of driving Mrs. Hill and her sister afterwards to a meeting of the Livingstone Memorial Committee in George Street, where we had cake and wine, and he, as Member for the city, proposed a vote of thanks to the gifted sculptrix in a beautiful little speech which came warm...1888, John Beveridge MacKie, The Life and Work of Duncan McLaren, volume II, T. Nelson and sons, page 79
Forms of sculptrix
| plural | sculptrices |
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Origin of sculptrix
Learned borrowing from Latin sculptrīx. By surface analysis, sculpt + -trix.
Questions about sculptrix
- What does sculptrix mean?
- Sculptrix means a woman who sculpts; a female sculptor; a sculptress.
- What part of speech is sculptrix?
- Sculptrix is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sculptrix?
- Sculptrix is pronounced /ˈskʌlptɹɪks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sculptrix?
- The plural of sculptrix is sculptrices.
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