chiselling

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noun

A piece of work produced using a chisel.

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Meanings

verb
  1. UKgerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of chisel
nounchiselling (plural chisellings)

plural chisellings

  1. A piece of work produced using a chisel.

    We are justified in considering Parkes as our own; for, here he served his time; here he received instructions in modelling from Sherwin, the pupil of Smyth, whose chisellings and figures adorn so many of our public buildings […]

    1843, The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy
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APA

chiselling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiselling

MLA

“chiselling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiselling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chiselling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chiselling.

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