noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of chip (II)
1.
a. : the action of a chipper (as in dressing or shaping an object of iron, timber, or stone)
b. : the breaking off in small pieces (as of the edges of pottery or glassware)
2. : a small piece separated in the process of chipping : chip , fragment
3.
a. : the process of making chipped glass
b. : the decorative effect wrought by this process