chisel
chisel is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- anaglyph
- anaglyptic
- auger
- awl
- bodkin
- borer
- bronze
- cameo
- carve
- carving
- cast
- ceramic
- ceroplastic
- china
- cloisonne
- copy
- corkscrew
- cotta
- cut
- dibble
- drill
- earthenware
- enamel
- faience
- gimlet
- glyptotheca
- gouge
- high
- image
- insculpture
- intaglio
- lancet
- low
- machine
- marble
- medal
- medallion
- model
- mold
- needle
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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