tooled

English

Etymology

    From tool + -ed.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /tuːld/
    • Rhymes: -uːld

    Verb

    tooled

    1. simple past and past participle of tool

    Adjective

    tooled (comparative more tooled, superlative most tooled)

    1. Worked with a tool.
    2. (bookbinding) Impressed with an ornamental design.
      • 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 22:
        A few sets of tooled leather bindings were set out on narrow polished tables, between book ends.

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