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chiselled Definition


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chisel
noun
    1. A hand tool which has a strong metal blade with a cutting edge at the tip, used for cutting and shaping wood or stone.
verb chiselled, chiselling
    1. To cut or shape (wood or stone) with a chisel.
      Thesaurus: carve, hew, incise, cut; engrave, sculpt, form, fashion, contrive, tool.
    2. slang
      To cheat.
      Thesaurus: defraud, cheat, cadge, fleece, rook, gyp (slang).
Etymology: 14c: from French cisel, from Latin caesus cut.



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