Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tool having a semicircular face, used by engravers in the manner of a chisel to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A tool with a semicircular edge, -- used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
tool with asemicircular edge, used byengravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of anengraving .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a graver used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal
Etymologies
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Compare scalper.
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