ciseau — meaning in English

English meaning

• chisel noun A hand tool with a sharp flat edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
• scissor verb To cut with, or as if with, scissors.

Senses

ciseau is used for these senses in English:

• chisel A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.
• scissor (rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.

chisel — full definition

1. noun A hand tool with a sharp flat edge, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
2. verb To carve or shape material using a chisel.
3. verb Informal: to cheat or trick someone out of something, or to gradually erode something.

scissor — full definition

1. verb To cut with, or as if with, scissors.
2. verb To move in a scissor-like motion, especially the legs.

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