(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cut
(n.) The act or process of making an incision, or of severing,
felling, shaping, etc.
(n.) Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut
off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an
independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut
through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.;
a cut.
(a.) Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.
(a.) Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.
(a.) Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply.