彫ちょう琢たく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

carving and polishing; refining (a literary work)

Literary term for the act of refining a piece of writing or art through careful revision, akin to carving and polishing a gem. Often used in the context of poetry or prose.

• 彼かれは詩しの彫ちょう琢たくに何なん時じ間かんも費ついやした。

  He spent hours refining his poem.

• この文ぶん章しょうはまだ彫ちょう琢たくの余よ地ちがある。

  This text still has room for polishing.