chiselled

UK/ˈt͡ʃɪzəld/US/ˈt͡ʃɪzəld/

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Chiselled means sharply and cleanly cut, said of features. A chiselled jaw, chiselled features, chiselled cheekbones.

It is nearly always used of a man's face and is a compliment about bone rather than expression. Americans spell it chiseled with one l, which is the standard difference in such words.

Definitions of chiselled

1adjectivechiselledSharply and cleanly cut, said of features.C1
“The actor was famous for his chiselled jaw and high cheekbones.”

chiselled is a quality.

Also accepted in games: chiseled

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chiselled in the wild

The cathedral is faced with pale grey limestone, which was easily chiselled and then hardened on exposure.
Curtea de Argeș Cathedral
Although it once had an inscription reading "LEGS X", which was chiselled off post 1966, giving rise to the name.
Legs Cross
In 1953 a large rock was found in the area bearing a chiselled inscription: "Champlain Juin 2, 1613".
Storyland (Ontario)
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney a medal was possibly chiselled out of him when he was barged into by his competitor Andrea Longo.
André Bucher
The big rock was chiselled by the Siamese (Ayudhya) to contain fresh water.
Minyak Beku

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