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CHISELLED
CHISEL
chisel
(verb) carve with a chisel; “chisel the marble”
cheat, rip off, chisel
(verb) deprive somebody of something by deceit; “The con-man beat me out of $50”; “This salesman ripped us off!”; “we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme”; “They chiseled me out of my money”
cheat, chisel
(verb) engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; “Who’s chiseling on the side?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
chiselled
(British) simple past tense and past participle of chisel
Adjective
chiselled (comparative more chiselled, superlative most chiselled)
(British) Having strongly defined facial features.
David Beckham is renowned for his chiselled good looks.
Source: Wiktionary
CHISEL
Chis"el, n. Etym: [OF. chisel, F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. Cf. Scissors.]
Definition: 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. Cold chisel. See under Cold, a.
Chis"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chiseled, or Chiselled (p. pr. & vb. n. Chiseling, or Chiselling.] Etym: [Cf. F. ciseler.]
1. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.
2. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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