CHISELED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chiseled mean? 

• CHISELED (adjective)
  The adjective CHISELED has 1 sense:

1. having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges

  Familiarity information: CHISELED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHISELED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges

Synonyms:

chiseled; well-defined

Context example:

well-defined features

Similar:

distinct (easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined)

 Context examples 

The Miniature Pinscher is a small, compact, muscular dog with square proportions and well-chiseled lines.

(Miniature Pinscher, NCI Thesaurus)

The head is wedge-shaped and chiseled with large, erect ears and a powerful jaw.

(Pharaoh Hound, NCI Thesaurus)

It has a feathered coat and a long, chiseled and massive head.

(Gordon Setter, NCI Thesaurus)

The German Shorthaired Pointer is a clean-cut, well-balanced, hunting dog with a chiseled head and large nose.

(German Shorthaired Pointer, NCI Thesaurus)

It has a sturdy, compact body and a chiseled head.

(Cocker Spaniel, NCI Thesaurus)

Over the low, heavily-lintelled door, in the centre of this old part, is chiseled the date, 1607, but experts are agreed that the beams and stonework are really much older than this.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)