To ornament or decorate with fine carved or chiseled work (variant of ciselé).
From French 'ciselé,' past participle of 'ciseler,' meaning to chisel or engrave. The root traces to Latin 'caelum' meaning chisel, related to the verb 'cise.'
The French brought us the whole vocabulary of fine decorative craftsmanship—'cisele,' 'ciselure,' 'ciseleur'—because France became the center of luxury goods production and these became the standard terms for European artisans.
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