adze — (n.) also adz, M.E. adese, adse, from O.E. adesa adze, hatchet, of unknown origin, perhaps somehow related to O.Fr. aisse, L. ascia axe (see AX (Cf. ax)). Spelling with z is from 18c. Adze has been monosyllabic only since the seventeenth century … Etymology dictionary
adze — adz [ædz] n [: Old English; Origin: adesa] a sharp tool with the blade at a right angle to the handle, used to shape wood … Dictionary of contemporary English
adze — (US adz) ► NOUN ▪ a tool similar to an axe, with an arched blade at right angles to the handle. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Adze — An adze or adz (PronEng|ædz) is a tool used for smoothing rough cut wood in hand woodworking. Generally, the user stands astride a board or log and swings the adze downwards towards their feet, chipping off pieces of wood, moving backwards as… … Wikipedia
Adže — 44° 29′ 55″ N 18° 00′ 09″ E / 44.4986, 18.0025 … Wikipédia en Français
Adze — Adz Adz, Adze Adze, n. [OE. adese, adis, adse, AS. adesa, adese, ax, hatchet.] A carpenter s or cooper s tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adze — 1. noun /ædz/ A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood. ...if I wanted a board, I had no other way but to cut down a tree, set it on an edge before me, and hew it flat on either side… … Wiktionary
adze — UK [ædz] / US noun [countable] Word forms adze : singular adze plural adzes a tool used for shaping or cutting wood … English dictionary
Adze — (ADS) The Ewe people of southeastern Ghana and southern Togo, Africa, believe that this vampiric spirit looks like a CORPSE CANDLE, the constant light of a firefly, or like a shining beetle when not possessing the tribe s sorcerer (see AFRICAN… … Encyclopedia of vampire mythology
adze — Ko i (see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it), lipi (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry). Also: kūpā, kūpā ai ke e, lopu, pākīkō, iwiole, kīkoni, ko i paukūkū, nao maka lua, olopū. ♦ To make adzes, kāko i. ♦ Adze headed, po… … English-Hawaiian dictionary