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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024trow•el /ˈtraʊəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n. [countable] - Buildinga tool having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and smoothing out mortar, etc.
- a similar tool with a curved, scooplike blade, used in gardening.
v. [~ + object] - to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with a trowel:troweled the plaster onto the wall tiles.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trow•el (trou′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n. - any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.
- a similar tool with a curved, scooplike blade, used in gardening for taking up plants, turning up earth, etc.
v.t. - to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with a trowel.
- Late Latin truella, equivalent. to Latin tru(a) ladle + -ella -elle
- Old French truelle
- Middle English 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: trowel /ˈtraʊəl/ n - any of various small hand tools having a flat metal blade attached to a handle, used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
- a similar tool with a curved blade used by gardeners for lifting plants, etc
vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( US -els, -eling, -eled)- (transitive) to use a trowel on (plaster, soil, etc)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French truele, from Latin trulla a scoop, from trua a stirring spoon |