a tool with a sharp flat edge at the end, used for shaping wood, stone or metal
verb (-ll-, AmE usually -l-) [often +adv./prep.] to cut or shape wood or stone with a chisel:
[VN] A name was chiselled into the stone. * She was chiselling some marble. * a temple chiselled out of solid rock [also V]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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