viiste — meaning in English

English meaning

• cant noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
• chamfer noun A sloped edge cut onto a corner to make it look neater and less sharp.
• facet noun One of the flat, polished surfaces cut into a gemstone.
• splay verb To open something out or make it spread wider.

Senses

viiste is used for these senses in English:

• bevel An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
• bezel The oblique side or face of a cut gem; especially the upper faceted portion of a brilliant (diamond), which projects from its setting.
• bezel The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.
• cant An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.
• chamfer An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
• facet Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
• splay A bevel, slant, or slope, especially of the frame or jamb of a door or window, by which an opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.

cant — full definition

1. noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
2. noun Insincere or hypocritical talk, especially moralizing speech.
3. noun A tilt, slope, or angled position.
4. verb To tilt or set something at an angle.

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