chisel

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French cisel (modern: ciseau), from Vulgar Latin *cisellum, from Latin caesellum.

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• Rhymes: -ɪzəl

[edit] Noun

chisel (plural chisels)

1. A tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal which is flattened to a sharp edge at one end and attached to a handle at the other end. It is used mainly to remove parts of stone or wood by placing the sharp edge against the material and pounding the handle with a hammer.

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• burin
• graver

[edit] Verb

to chisel (third-person singular simple present chisels, present participle chiseling or chiselling, simple past and past participle chiseled or chiselled)

1. (intransitive) To use a chisel.
2. (transitive) To work something with a chisel.

   She chiselled a sculpture out of the block of wood.

3. (intransitive) (informal) To cheat, to get something by cheating.

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chiselling and chiselled are more common in the UK while chiseling and chiseled are more common in the US.

[edit] Derived terms

• chiseler, chiseller
• chisel in on

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of cehils
• chiles
• liches