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bevel

bev·el [ bévv'l ]


noun  (plural bev·els)
Definition:
 
1. slanting edge: a surface that joins another surface at an angle that is not a right angle

2. angle: the angle at which one surface joins another, when this is not a right angle

3. tool: a tool with two legs that can be adjusted to make various angles. Use: measuring or marking angles on something.



transitive verb  (past and past participle bev·eled, present participle bev·el·ing, 3rd person present singular bev·els)
Definition:
 
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

[Late 17th century. < assumed Old French]
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