Meaning & use
tooled
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Shaped, decorated, or finished using hand tools, especially describing leather with pressed or carved designs.
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She carried a hand-tooled leather handbag from Morocco.
The saddle featured intricately tooled floral patterns along its edges.
A note on using this word
Most commonly heard in the phrase "tooled leather," referring to leatherwork stamped or carved with decorative patterns.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Equipped with particular tools or resources (informal, as in "well-tooled").
The lab was fully tooled for advanced genetic research.
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