scalpello

Definitions of scalpello
  1. noun
    an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
    synonyms: cesello, sguscio, tagliolo, tagliuolo
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    types:
    bulino
    a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving
  2. noun
    a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
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    types:
    succhiello
    hand tool for boring holes
    trapano, trivella
    a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor
    type of:
    arnese, attrezzo, strumento, utensile
    an implement used in the practice of a vocation
  3. noun
    a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
    synonyms: bisturi
  4. noun
    similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
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    type of:
    babbuino, babuino
    large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
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