beveling

We have found lemma(root) word of beveling : bevel.

Definitions


[ˈbɛvl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge
(e.g: a very small 45° bevel is ground on the top surface)


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Origin:
late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘oblique’): from an Old French diminutive of baif ‘open-mouthed’, from baer ‘to gape’ (see bay)


[ˈbɛvl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- change (a square edge on an object) to a sloping one
(e.g: polish the face of the plate and bevel the edge)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘oblique’): from an Old French diminutive of baif ‘open-mouthed’, from baer ‘to gape’ (see bay)




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