Beveled

bev·el  (bvl)

n.

1. The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90°.

2. Two rules joined together as adjustable arms used to measure or draw angles of any size or to fix a surface at an angle. Also called bevel square.

v. bev·eled or bev·elled, bev·el·ing or bev·el·ling, bev·els

v.tr.

To cut at an inclination that forms an angle other than a right angle: beveled the edges of the table.

v.intr.

To be inclined; slant.

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[Possibly from Old French *bevel, perhaps from baif, open-mouthed, from baer, to gape, from Vulgar Latin *badre.]