Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chiseled"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Chisel \Chis"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chiseled}, or {Chiselled}
(?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chiseling}, or {Chiselling}.] [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]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

chiseled
adj : having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut
along the edges; "a finely chiseled nose";
"well-defined features" [syn: {well-defined}]


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