CHISELLINGS Meaning and
Definition
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Chisellings refer to the small fragments, shavings, or chips that are produced when using a chisel, a sharp hand tool with a beveled cutting edge, to shape or carve materials such as wood, stone, or metal. These chiselled pieces are usually thin and elongated, resulting from the repeated striking or cutting motion of the chisel against the work material.
The term "chisellings" can also be used more broadly to encompass any similar small particles or remnants that are created through the process of chiseling or carving. For instance, it may be used to describe the tiny slivers of wood produced from chiseling out a mortise or the minute fragments generated when chiselling away excess metal during a metalwork project.
Chisellings can be found in various contexts depending on the specific craft or trade, be it woodworking, stonemasonry, sculpture, or other related disciplines where chisels are employed. They are often considered byproducts of the chiseling process and are typically discarded or cleaned up afterwards.
As the chiseling technique requires precise control and skilled manipulation of the chisel against the material being worked upon, the resulting chisellings can vary in shape, size, and texture, depending on the force, direction, and angle applied during the chiseling action.
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Etymology of CHISELLINGS
The word "chisellings" is the plural form of the noun "chiselling", which is derived from the verb "chisel". The etymology of "chisel" can be traced back to the Middle English term "chisel", which was borrowed from the Old French word "cisel" or "cisel", meaning "to cut with a chisel".
The Old French word "cisel" itself was derived from the Late Latin word "cisellum", which referred to a chisel or graver. "Cisellum" is believed to have originated from the Classical Latin word "caesus", which means "cut" or "carved". This Latin term, in turn, can be traced back to the past participle of the verb "caedere", meaning "to cut".
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