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| bev·el [ bévv'l ] |
noun (plural bev·els) |
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1. slanting edge: a surface that joins another surface at an angle that is not a right angle
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2. angle: the angle at which one surface joins another, when this is not a right angle
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3. tool: a tool with two legs that can be adjusted to make various angles. Use: measuring or marking angles on something.
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transitive verb (past and past participle bev·eled, present participle bev·el·ing, 3rd person present singular bev·els) |
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make slanting edge: to shape the edge of something so that it forms an angle other than a right angle with the main surface
  a mirror with edges that had been beveled
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| [Late 17th century. < assumed Old French] |
