CHISEL Definition & Meaning

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chisel

[ chiz-uhl ]

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noun

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.
chisel plow.
Chisel, Astronomy. the constellation Caelum.

verb (used with object)

chiseled, chiseling or (especially British) chiselled, chiselling.

to cut, shape, or fashion by or as if by carving with a chisel.
to cheat or swindle (someone):
He chiseled me out of fifty dollars.
to get (something) by cheating or trickery:
He chiseled fifty dollars out of me.

verb (used without object)

chiseled, chiseling or (especially British) chiselled, chiselling.

to work with a chisel.
to trick; cheat.

chisel

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noun

1. a hand tool for working wood, consisting of a flat steel blade with a cutting edge attached to a handle of wood, plastic, etc. It is either struck with a mallet or used by hand
2. a similar tool without a handle for working stone or metal

verb

to carve (wood, stone, metal, etc) or form (an engraving, statue, etc) with or as with a chisel
slang.
to cheat or obtain by cheating

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of chisel¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Anglo-French, variant of Old French cisel, from unattested Vulgar Latin ��ī��ܲ�, diminutive of unattested ��ī��ܲ�, for Latin caesus, past participle of caedere “to cut,” with -ī- generalized from prefixed derivatives; excide

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of chisel¹

C14: via Old French, from Vulgar Latin ��ī��ܲ� (unattested), from Latin caesus cut, from caedere to cut

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But you’ve earned an opportunity,’” said Banister, who at 61 has the tan, chiseled good looks and plain-spoken manner of a Western movie sheriff.

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She watched from her patio wall as five volunteers chiseled the historic tiles from the stairs and from her massive living room fireplace.

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At burials excavated at one site, over 85 iron objects - knives, arrowhead, rings, chisels, axes and swords - were found inside and outside burial urns.

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With his dark eyes and chiseled cheekbones, he was slotted into mostly boring love-interest roles.

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Somehow his charm shines through nevertheless, or maybe it’s Ritchson’s chiseled abs that do the talking.

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