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noun, masculine

ciseau

/si.zo/

noun, masculine/si.zo/plural: ciseaux

chisel; sculpture; scissors; scissor kick

Synonyms: ciseaux

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.