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[ verb ] cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel

Synonyms

chamfer

Examples

"bevel the surface"

Used in print

(McCall's Needlework and Crafts, Spring-Summer,...)

Bevel and score ends of clay piece A so_that they overlap about 1 2 '' and make even thickness .

Cut beveled edge on the long sides of clay at a 45 ` angle to miter corners .

Press clay into cavity of one mold three_times ; bevel overlapping ends for splice joint , score beveled edges .

(Hal Kelly, "Build Hotei"...)

With the exception of two battens , all run to the stem where they are glued and screwed after careful beveling .

Related terms

cut miter cone cone

2
[ noun ] two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

Synonyms

camfer chamfer cant

Related terms

edge splay

3
[ adjective ] having the slant of a bevel

Synonyms

cant beveled

Examples

"a bevel edge" "a cant buttress"

Related terms

inclined

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 24017
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[ noun ] a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size

Synonyms

bevel_square

Related terms

hand_tool

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