jigsaw

jigsaw
/jig"saw'/, n., v., jigsawed, jigsawed or jigsawn, jigsawing, adj.
n.
1. Also, jig saw. an electric machine saw with a narrow blade mounted vertically in a frame, for cutting curves or other difficult lines or patterns.
v.t.
2. to cut or form with a jigsaw.
adj.
3. formed by or as if by a jigsaw: jigsaw ornamentation.
[1870-75; JIG2 + SAW1]

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