chamfer
2 synonyms for chamfer, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A sloped edge cut onto a corner to make it look neater and less sharp.
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Rare, literary or technical
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bevel
Etymology
Back-formation from chamfering, from Middle French chanfrain, from Middle French, Old French chanfraindre, possibly a compound of chant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (of either Celtic or Latin origin) + fraindre (“to break”), from frangō (“to break”).
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