/ˈbɛv.əl/
OriginFrom Middle English *bevel, from Anglo-Norman *baivel (whence obsolete French beauveau) a diminutive of Old French baïf (“open-mouthed”), perhaps from baer (“to gape”), from Medieval Latin *batāre (“to gape, yawn, be open”), probably of imitative origin. If so, then related to Italian badare.
- An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
“to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab”
- An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square.
“finding the length with a bevel”
- A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.
“The different types of dice made for cheating (flat passers, bevels, cut edges, loaded dice, […]”
“Bevels are shapes having one or more sides sandpapered so that they are slightly rounded rather than flat.”
- transitiveTo give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.
- Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
- figuratively, obsoleteMorally distorted; not upright.
“I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel.”
Formsbevels(plural) · bevels(present, singular, third-person) · beveling(US, participle, present) · bevelling(UK, participle, present) · beveled(US, participle, past) · beveled(US, past) · bevelled(UK, participle, past) · bevelled(UK, past) · more bevel(comparative) · most bevel(superlative) · Bevels(plural)