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bevel

Syllabification: (bev·el)
Pronunciation: /ˈbevəl/

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Definition of bevel

noun

  • a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge.
  • (in full bevel square) a tool for marking angles in carpentry and stonework.

verb (bevels, beveling, beveled or bevels, bevelling, bevelled)

[with object] (often as adjective beveled)
  • reduce (a square edge on an object) to a sloping edge:a beveled mirror

Origin:

late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense 'oblique'): from an Old French diminutive of baif 'open-mouthed', from baer 'to gape' (see bay5)

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Definition of bevel in the British & World English dictionary