bevel

(bev′əl)

noun

a tool consisting of a rule with a movable arm, used in measuring or marking angles and in fixing surfaces at an angle
also bevel square
an angle other than a right angle
sloping part or surface, as the angled edge of plate glass

Origin: prob. < OFr *baivel, dim. < baif, gaping: see bay

adjective

sloped; beveled

to cut to an angle other than a right angle

intransitive verb

to slope at an angle; slant

See bevel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90°.
Two rules joined together as adjustable arms used to measure or draw angles of any size or to fix a surface at an angle. Also called bevel square.

verb bev·eled or bev·elled, bev·el·ing or bev·el·ling, bev·els

verb, transitive

To cut at an inclination that forms an angle other than a right angle: beveled the edges of the table.

verb, intransitive

To be inclined; slant.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly from Old French *bevel

Origin: , perhaps from baif, open-mouthed

Origin: , from baer, to gape

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *badāre

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