bevel

CEFRC2

/ˈbɛv.əl/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.

Examples

  • She carefully bevel the wood for a smooth finish.

  • The carpenter used a tool to bevel the edge.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.

More examples

In context

  • The carpenter used a tool to create a smooth bevel on the edge.

  • to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab

  • a bevel angle

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The carpenter used a tool to blank the edge of the wooden board.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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.