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Synonyms for chisel

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : chiz-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪz əl

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Définition of chisel

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Anglo-French cisel, Old French cisel "chisel," in plural, "scissors, shears" (12c., Modern French ciseau), from Vulgar Latin *cisellum "cutting tool," from Latin caesellum, diminutive of caesus, past participle of caedere "to cut" (see -cide). Related: Chiseled; chiseling.
  • noun shaping tool
  • verb cut, wear away
Example sentences :
  • He left the room, and returned in a few moments with a chisel.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • They saw beauty and pursued it, in colour and sound, by word and chisel.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • It is better to cut full, and trim down to the lines with a chisel or plane.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • But you can cut off a vine-branch with a dagger or with a chisel, and in many other ways?
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Jed whistled a few mournful bars and sharpened a chisel on an oilstone.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Bruno hardly lifted his eyes from his chisel and soft iron hammer.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • On this table were some sculptor's tools—a chisel and a small mallet, with which she had been working.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • But the chisel slipped, the mallet fell too heavily, and he stopped.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • He picked up the chisel, weighed it in his hand, and looked at the girl.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • I know the drawer where he keeps his plunder, and I can buy a chisel on my way home.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad

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