chisel, chisels; chiseled, chiselled; chiseling, chiselling 1. To shape or cut with a chisel. 2. From Old French cisel, from Vulgar Latin cisellum 'cutting tool,' from Latin caesellum, diminutive of caesus past participle of caedere 'to cut'. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/482/