3 entries under this word

Chisel

Chĭs'el, n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. cisel, N. Fr. ciseau, Pg. sizel, Sp. cincel, L. Lat. cisellus, cizellus, sciselum, from Lat. scislicula, a little cutting instrument, a small sickle, diminutive of sicilis, sickle, and this from sica, dagger, from secare, to cut.] An instrument of iron or steel, sharpened to a cutting edge at the end, used in carpentry, joinery, cabinet work, masonry, sculpture, &c., either for paring, hewing, or gouging.

An engraved illustration of a chisel. — Chisel.

Chĭs'el, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. CHISELED, or CHISELLED; p. pr. & vb. n. CHISELING, or CHISELLING.] [Fr. ciseler. See supra.]

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, &c. [Collog.]

Chĭs'el, n.

noun

n. [See CHISLEY.] Coarse flour. [Eng.]