chiseled

Adjective
Synonyms: well-defined

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges“a finely chiseled nose”“well-defined features”Synonyms: well-defined
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang] [1913 Webster] chiseler

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