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1. (n.) chamfer
a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usu. at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces.
Etymology: (1595–1605; back formation from chamfering < MF chanfreint beveled edge, orig. ptp. of chanfraindre to bevel =chant edge (< L canthus; see cant2) +fraindre to break < L frangere)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) bevel, cant, chamfer
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
2. (verb) bevel, chamfer
cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel
"bevel the surface"
3. (verb) furrow, chamfer, chase
cut a furrow into a columns
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1. (noun) chamfer
the surface formed by cutting away the arris, or angle, formed by two faces of a piece of timber, stone, etc
2. (verb) chamfer
to cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to channel; to flute
3. (verb) chamfer
to make a chamfer on
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