un chiselled

chis·eled

[chiz-uhld]
adjective
1.
cut, shaped, etc., with a chisel: chiseled stone.
2.
sharply or clearly shaped; clear-cut: She has finely chiseled features.
Also, especially British, chis·elled.


Origin:
1730–40; chisel + -ed2

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chiselled or (US) chiseled (ˈtʃɪzəld) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  carved or formed with or as if with a chisel
2.  clear-cut: finely chiselled features
 
chiseled or (US) chiseled
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

chisel
1323, from O.Fr. cisel, from V.L. *cisellum "cutting tool," from L. caesellum, dim. of caesus pp. of caedere "to cut" (see concise). Slang sense of "to cheat, defraud" is first recorded in 1808 as chizzel; origin and connection to the older word are obscure.
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