bevel.
An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
Meaning & usage
An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab
An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square.
A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English *bevel, from Anglo-Norman *baivel (whence obsolete French beauveau) a diminutive of Old French baïf (“open-mouthed”), perhaps from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape, yawn, be open”), probably of imitative origin. If so, then related to Italian badare.
To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English *bevel, from Anglo-Norman *baivel (whence obsolete French beauveau) a diminutive of Old French baïf (“open-mouthed”), perhaps from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape, yawn, be open”), probably of imitative origin. If so, then related to Italian badare.
Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
a bevel angle
Morally distorted; not upright.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English *bevel, from Anglo-Norman *baivel (whence obsolete French beauveau) a diminutive of Old French baïf (“open-mouthed”), perhaps from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape, yawn, be open”), probably of imitative origin. If so, then related to Italian badare.
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