What is to shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required called?
boast — (Sculp.) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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