A chisel is a metal tool with a sharp, flat edge used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, or metal. To chisel means to carve or cut material away using this tool.
“Chisel” comes from Old French “cisel,” from Latin “cisellus,” a diminutive of “caedere,” meaning “to cut.” The word has always been tied to the idea of cutting or carving with precision.
A chisel is like a controlled, sharpened wedge that turns brute force into fine detail. Sculptors use it to turn rock into faces and folds of fabric, one tiny chip at a time. Every chiseled statue is basically a record of thousands of tiny, deliberate destructions.
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