Masculine

ciseau

Meaning

  1. (masculine) chisel
  2. (masculine) sculpture
  3. (colloquial, masculine) scissors
  4. (masculine) scissor kick

Synonyms

gerris

araignée d’eau

grands ciseaux

paire de ciseaux

matoir

patineur d’eau

ciseau retourné

entailloir

empenoir

Frequency

34k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/si.zo/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French cisel, chisel, from Vulgar Latin *cisellum < *caesellum, from Latin caesus, from caedō. Compare Occitan cisèl, Catalan cisell, Italian cesello, Portuguese cinzel, Spanish cincel.

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