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Word: Bevel
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘oblique’): from an Old French diminutive of baif ‘open-mouthed’, from baer ‘to gape’ (see bay)
ˈbɛvl
a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge
Short Definition:slope from horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework
Examples:- a very small 45° bevel is ground on the top surface
Word: Bevel
Speech Type: Verb
ˈbɛvl
change (a square edge on an object) to a sloping one
Short Definition:change (square edge on object) to sloping one
Examples:- polish the face of the plate and bevel the edge
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