chiselled

chis·el  (chzl) n. A metal tool with a sharp beveled edge, used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal. v. chis·eled or chis·elled, chis·el·ing or chis·el·ling, chis·els v.tr. 1. To shape or cut with a chisel. 2. Informal a. To cheat or swindle. b. To obtain by deception. v.intr. 1. To use a chisel. 2. Informal a. To use unethical methods; cheat: "who's up, who's down and who's chiseling on the side" (James Reston). b. To intrude oneself without welcome: always tries to chisel in on our conversations. [Middle English, from Old French cisiel, from Vulgar Latin *csellus, cutting tool, from diminutive of Latin caesus, past participle of caedere, to cut; see ka-id- in Indo-European roots.] chisel·er n.

chisel left: cold metal chisel with a flat head top to bottom: cape, round-nose, and diamond-point metal chisel heads

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chiselled US, chiseled [ˈtʃɪz^əld]

adj

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) carved or formed with or as if with a chisel

2. clear-cut finely chiselled features

Translations

chiselled [ˈtʃɪz^əld] chiseled (US) adj [features, jaw] → taillé(e) au burin