bev´el|er

bev´el|er
bev|el «BEHV uhl», noun, verb, -eled, -el|ing or (especially British) -elled, -el|ling, adjective.
–n.
1. a sloping edge or surface. There is often a bevel on the frame of a picture, on a mirror, or on a piece of plate glass.
2. any angle except a right angle.
3. an instrument or tool for drawing or measuring angles. A bevel is also used for adjusting the surface of work to a particular angle. It consists of a flat rule with a movable arm pivoted at one end.
–v.t.
to cut a square edge to a sloping edge; make slope: »

to bevel plate glass for French windows. The edges of the board have been beveled with a plane.

–v.i.
to slope; slant.
–adj.
[< Middle French beveau]
bev´el|er, especially British,
bev´el|ler, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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