[ 'tʃɪz(ə)l ]
■ noun a long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge, struck with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 cut or shape with a ~.
2》 [as adjective ~led ] (of a man's facial features) strongly and clearly defined.
3》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. cheat or swindle (someone) out of something.
Derivatives
~ler noun
Origin
ME: from Old North. Fr., based on L. cis- (as in late L. cisorium ), var. of caes- , caedere 'to cut'.