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English Dictionary: chiseled by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chiseled
adj
  1. having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges; "a finely chiseled nose"; "well-defined features"
    Synonym(s): chiseled, well-defined
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chisel \Chis"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chiseled}, or {Chiselled}
      ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chiseling}, or {Chiselling}.] [Cf. F.
      ciseler.]
      1. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to
            chisel a block of marble into a statue.
  
      2. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang]
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