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• Chisel (album) — Chisel Compilation album by Cold Chisel Released 1991 Recorded 1978 1984/1978 1998 (2001 edition) …   Wikipedia

• Chisel (band) — Chisel Chisel plays on the University of Notre Dame campus, April 1991. From left, are Ted Leo, John Dugan and Chris Infante. Background information Origin University of Notre Dame …   Wikipedia

• chisel — [ ʃizɛl ] n. m. • v. 1980; de l angl., empr. à l a. fr. chisel, forme de cisel « ciseau » ♦ Agric. Gros cultivateur (2o ) à dents plates et incurvées. ● chisel nom masculin Instrument de travail superficiel du sol à grand dégagement sous bâti, à… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Chisel — Chis el, n. [OF. chisel, F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. Cf. {Scissors}.] A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chisel Peak — is a prominent chisel shaped peak rising to about 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) on the southeast side of Perplex Ridge, Pourquoi Pas Island, in Marguerite Bay. It was named descriptively by the UK Antarctic Place Names Committee in 1979.… …   Wikipedia

• chisel — [chiz′əl] n. [NormFr (OFr cisel) < VL * cisellum, for L * caesellum < caesus, pp. of caedere, to cut: see CIDE] a hand tool with a sharp, often wedge shaped, blade for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc., specif., such a tool that is… …   English World dictionary

• Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] …   Wikipedia

• chisel — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. cisel (12c., Mod.Fr. ciseau) chisel, in pl., scissors, shears, from V.L. *cisellum cutting tool, from L. caesellum, dim. of caesus, pp. of caedere to cut (see CIDE (Cf. cide)). Related: Chiseled; chise …   Etymology dictionary

• chisel\ in\ on — • chisel in on • muscle in on v. phr. 1. To illegitimately and forcefully intrude into someone s traditional sales or professional arena of operation. Tim has a good sales territory, but he is always afraid that someone might chisel in on it. Las …   Словарь американских идиом

• chisel — [n] shaping tool adze, blade, edge, gouge, knife; concepts 495,499 chisel [v] cut, wear away carve, hew, incise, roughcast, roughhew, sculpt, sculpture, shape; concepts 137,176,184 …   New thesaurus