Main Entry:

²bevel

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle French *bevel, from Old French *baivel, from baïf with open mouth, from baer to yawn — more at abeyance

Date:

1610

1: an instrument consisting of two rules or arms jointed together and opening to any angle for drawing angles or adjusting surfaces to be cut at an angle2 a: the angle that one surface or line makes with another when they are not at right angles b: the slant of such a surface or line3: the part of printing type extending from face to shoulder

[bevel illustration]