Chisel

chiz′el, n. an iron or steel tool to cut or hollow out wood, stone, .: esp. the tool of the sculptor.— v.t. to cut, carve, . with a chisel: ( slang ) to cheat:— pr.p. chis′elling; pa.p. chis′elled. — adj. Chis′elled , cut with a chisel; ( fig. ) having sharp outlines, as cut by a chisel.— n. Chis′elling .— adj. Chis′el-shaped .— n. Chis′el-tooth , the scalpriform perennial incisor of a rodent. [O. Fr. cisel —L. cædĕre , to cut.]