ciselé

[ see-zuh-ley; French seezuh-ley ]

/ ˌsi zəˈleɪ; French sizəˈleɪ /

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adjective

noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.

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Origin of ciselé

<French: chiseled (past participle of ciseler;see chisel)

Words nearby ciselé

cisatlantic, CISC, Ciscaucasia, cisco, ciseaux, ciselé, cis female, cisgender, cishet, Ciskei, cislunar