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| cham·fer [ chámfər ] (plural cham·fers) |
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shallow angled cut: a shallow cut, edge, or groove made in wood, usually at an angle of 45 degrees to a corner
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| [Mid-16th century. Back-formation <chamfering "grooving" < French chanfrein "beveled edge" < chanfraindre "bevel" < chant "edge" + fraindre "break"] |
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  cham·fer transitive verb |
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