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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bevel \Bev"el\, v. i.
     To deviate or incline from an angle of 90[deg], as a surface;
     to slant.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Their houses are very ill built, the walls bevel.
                                                    --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bevel \Bev"el\, n. [C. F. biveau, earlier buveau, Sp. baivel; of
     unknown origin. Cf. Bevile.]
     1. Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one
        surface makes with another when they are not at right
        angles; the slant or inclination of such surface; as, to
        give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab; the
        bevel of a piece of timber.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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; -- called also a bevel square. --Gwilt.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bevel \Bev"el\, a.
     1. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: Morally distorted; not upright. [Poetic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     A bevel angle, any angle other than one of 90[deg].
  
     Bevel wheel, a cogwheel whose working face is oblique to
        the axis. --Knight.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bevel \Bev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beveled (?) or Bevelled;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Beveling or Bevelling.]
     To cut to a bevel angle; to slope the edge or surface of.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bevel \Bev"el\, n. [C. F. biveau, earlier buveau, Sp. baivel; of
     unknown origin. Cf. Bevile.]
     1. Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one
        surface makes with another when they are not at right
        angles; the slant or inclination of such surface; as, to
        give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab; the
        bevel of a piece of timber.
  
     2. 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; -- called also a bevel square. --Gwilt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bevel \Bev"el\, a.
     1. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
  
     2. Hence: Morally distorted; not upright. [Poetic]
  
              I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     A bevel angle, any angle other than one of 90[deg].
  
     Bevel wheel, a cogwheel whose working face is oblique to
        the axis. --Knight.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bevel \Bev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beveled (?) or Bevelled;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Beveling or Bevelling.]
     To cut to a bevel angle; to slope the edge or surface of.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bevel \Bev"el\, v. i.
     To deviate or incline from an angle of 90[deg], as a surface;
     to slant.
  
           Their houses are very ill built, the walls bevel.
                                                    --Swift.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  bevel
       n 1: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
            [syn: cant, chamfer]
       2: a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together
          so you can draw or measure angles of any size [syn: bevel
          square]
       v : cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface" [syn:
           chamfer]
       [also: bevelling, bevelled]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bevel
     Dutch n.
     order, command

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Bevel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  bevel
     a.
     1 Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
     2 (lb en obsolete figurative) Morally distorted; not upright.
     n.
     1 An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a
  chamfer.
     2 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.
     3 (lb en gambling) A die used for cheating, having some sides
  slightly rounded instead of flat.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Bevel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  bevel
     Dutch n.
     order, command

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Bevel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  bevel
     Dutch n.
     order, command

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Bevel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bevel
     Englanti n.
     viisto, vino reuna
     Englanti vb.
     viistota, tehdä vinoksi tai viistoksi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bevel
     Engelska a.
     avfasad, lutande, skev, sned, krum, krokig
     Engelska n.
     1 avfasning, lutning, fas, kon, gering, sluttning
     2 (tagg redskap språk=en) skevmall, smygvinkel, vinkelmått
     Engelska vb.
     1 avfasa, avslipa, facettera, fasettera, kanthugga, luta, snedda,
  snedhugga, snedslipa, gera
     2 slutta, ligga på sned
     3 mäta med smygvinkel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Bevel /bˈɛvəl/
  الحافّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  bevel //ˈbɛv.əl// 
  скосяване, фаска
  An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90 degree angle

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  bevel //ˈbɛv.əl// 
  скосявам
  give a canted edge to a surface