2. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
chiselled — chis|elled BrE chiseled AmE [ˈtʃızəld] adj [usually before noun] if a man has chiselled features, his chin, mouth, nose etc have a strong clear shape chiselled features/chin/mouth/nose etc ▪ his chiselled good looks … Dictionary of contemporary English
chiselled — [[t]tʃɪ̱z(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiselled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure. Women find his chiselled features irresistible. ...a chiselled jaw. (in AM, use… … English dictionary
chiselled — adjective (of a face) having strongly defined facial features. is renowned for his chiselled good looks … Wiktionary
chiselled — adj. Chiselled/chiseled is used with these nouns: ↑cheekbone, ↑chin, ↑feature … Collocations dictionary
chiselled — UK [ˈtʃɪz(ə)ld] / US adjective a man who has a chiselled face, mouth etc has a face, mouth etc that looks very strong and is regular in size and shape … English dictionary
chiselled — /ˈtʃɪzəld/ (say chizuhld) adjective 1. cut, shaped, etc., with a chisel. 2. clear cut: chiselled features. Also, US, chiseled …
chiselled — adjective see chiseled … New Collegiate Dictionary
chiselled — chis·elled || tʃɪzld adj. well shaped, carved as if with a chisel chis·el || tʃɪzl n. tool with a sharp metal edge that is used to shape and cut wood and stone v. cut (wood, stone, etc.) with a chisel; cheat … English contemporary dictionary
chiselled — adjective (of a man s facial features) strongly and clearly defined. → chisel … English new terms dictionary
chiselled — adjective see chiseled … Useful english dictionary
