Definition of "bevel"

bevel

/ˈbɛv.əl/

noun
plural bevels
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.
  Quotations
  finding the length with a bevel
  1832, Edward Shaw, Civil Architecture
3. (gambling) A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.
  Quotations
  The different types of dice made for cheating (flat passers, bevels, cut edges, loaded dice, […]
  1974, The New York Times Book Review, volume 2, page 35
  Bevels are shapes having one or more sides sandpapered so that they are slightly rounded rather than flat.
  1978, John Scarne, Scarne's Guide to Casino Gambling, page 176
verb
third-person singular simple present bevels, present participle (UK) bevelling or (US) beveling, simple past and past participle (UK) bevelled or (US) beveled
1. (transitive) To give a canted edge to a surface; to chamfer.
adjective
comparative more bevel, superlative most bevel
1. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
2. (obsolete, figurative) Morally distorted; not upright.
  Quotations
  I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel.
  1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 121”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley