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gdhe|i'shtë nf = pishna'jë gdhend· vt 1 to form [ ] with a bladed tool: chisel, carve, whittle, sculpt 2 to engrave; etch 3 to make [ ] smooth with a bladed tool: plane, trim 4 [Fig] to polish; refine; educate, civilize 5 [Fig Colloq] to hit, smack • i gdhend· fjalët to choose one's words carefully, carefully hone one's words gdhend|ari' nf 1 mastery of carving: sculpture 2 sculpture workshop