| Chisel (chisel) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Chis"el |
| [OF. chisel,
F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus, prob. for
caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere
to cut. Cf. Scissors.] |
A tool with a cutting edge on
one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working
in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or
hammer.
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| Chisel (chisel) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Chis"el |
| or Chiselled (&?]);
p. pr. *** vb. n. Chiseling, or
Chiselling.] [Cf. F. ciseler.] |
To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel] as, to
chisel a block of marble into a statue.
To cut close, as in a bargain; to
cheat.
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