chisel
11chisel — vb sculpture, sculpt, sculp, *carve, incise, engrave, etch Analogous words: *cut, chop: produce, turn out (see BEAR): shape, fashion, form (see MAKE) …
12Chisel — This article is about the tool. For the American band, see Chisel (band). For the album by Australian band Cold Chisel, see Chisel (album). Steel woodworking chisel …
13chisel — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to shape with a chisel ) to chisel from, out of (to chisel smt. from wood) 2) (colloq.) (D; tr.) to chisel out of ( to cheat out of ) (he chiseled me out of my money) * * * [ tʃɪz(ə)l] out of (to chisel smt. from wood) (D; tr.) ( …
14chisel — I UK [ˈtʃɪz(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms chisel : singular chisel plural chisels a tool with a flat metal blade used for cutting wood or stone II UK [ˈtʃɪz(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms chisel : present tense I/you/we/they… …
15chisel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *chisel, cisel, from Vulgar Latin *cisellum, alteration of caesellum, from Latin caesus, past participle of caedere to cut Date: 14th century a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used… …
16chisel — chisellike, adj. /chiz euhl/, n., v., chiseled, chiseling or (esp. Brit.) chiselled, chiselling. n. 1. a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc. 2. See chisel… …
17chisel — [[t]tʃɪ̱z(ə)l[/t]] chisels, chiselling, chiselled (in AM, use chiseling, chiseled) 1) N COUNT A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone. ...a hammer and chisel.… …
18chisel — 1. noun A cutting tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end. It may be provided with a handle at the other end, which is generally perpendicular to, but occasionally parallel to the cutting edge …
19chisel — chis|el1 [ˈtʃızəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: , probably from chisoir, from Vulgar Latin caesorium cutting tool , from Latin caedere to cut ] a metal tool with a sharp edge, used to cut wood or stone chisel 2 chisel2 past… …
20chisel — chis|el1 [ tʃızl ] noun count a tool with a flat metal blade used for cutting wood or stone chisel chis|el 2 [ tʃızl ] verb transitive 1. ) to cut wood or stone with a chisel: chisel something into/from/in something: An epitaph had been chiseled… …
