bevel

== English == === Etymology === From 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛv.əl/ Rhymes: -ɛvəl === Noun === bevel (plural bevels) An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer. 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. (gambling) A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bevel (third-person singular simple present bevels, present participle (US) beveling or (UK) bevelling, simple past and past participle (US) beveled or (UK) bevelled) (transitive) To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === bevel (comparative more bevel, superlative most bevel) Having the slant of a bevel; slanting. (obsolete, figurative) Morally distorted; not upright. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === BLEVE, bleve == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch bevel. By surface analysis, deverbal from bevelen. Compare German Befehl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈvɛl/, [-vɛɫ], [-fɛɫ] Hyphenation: be‧vel Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === bevel n (plural bevelen, diminutive bevelletje n) order, command ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: befeel === Anagrams === bleve