CHISEL (from the O. Fr. cisel, modern...
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Originally appearing in Volume
V06,
Page 247
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
See also:CHISEL (from the O. Fr. cisel, See also:modern ciseau, See also:Late See also:Lat. cisellum, a cutting See also:tool, from caedere, to cut)
, a See also:sharp-edged See also:tool for cutting See also:- METAL
- METAL (through Fr. from Lat. metallum, mine, quarry, adapted from Gr. µATaXAov, in the same sense, probably connected with ,ueraAAdv, to search after, explore, µeTa, after, aAAos, other)
metal, See also:wood or See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone
.
There are numerous varieties of See also:chisels used in different trades; the See also:carpenter's See also:chisel is wooden-handled with a straight edge, transverse to the See also:axis and bevelled on one See also:side; stone masons' chisels are bevelled on both sides. and others have oblique, See also:concave or See also:convex edges
.
A chisel with a semicircular blade is called a " See also:gouge." The tool is worked either by See also:hand-pressure or by blows from a See also:hammer or See also:mallet
.
The " See also:cold chisel " has a See also:steel edge, highly tempered to cut
unheated metal
.
End of Article: CHISEL (from the O. Fr. cisel, modern ciseau, Late Lat. cisellum, a cutting tool, from caedere, to cut)
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