There, too, in living sculpture, might be seen The mad affection of
the Cretan queen.
Dryden.
Sculp"ture (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sculptured (&?;); p. pr. & vb.
n. Sculpturing.] To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone,
or metal; to carve; to engrave.
Sculptured tortoise (Zoöl.), a common North American wood tortoise
(Glyptemys insculpta). The shell is marked with strong grooving and
ridges which resemble sculptured figures.
Sculp`tur*esque" (?), a. After the manner of sculpture; resembling, or
relating to, sculpture.
Scum (skm), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. skum, Icel. skm, LG.
schum, D. schuim, OHG. scm, G. schaum; probably from a root meaning, to
cover. √158. Cf. Hide skin, Meerschaum, Skim, v., Sky.]
1. The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of
liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by
other means; also, the scoria of metals in a molten state; dross.
Some to remove the scum as it did rise.
Spenser.