bevel, cant, chamfer
(noun) two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
furrow, chamfer, chase
(verb) cut a furrow into a columns
bevel, chamfer
(verb) cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; “bevel the surface”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chamfer (plural chamfers)
An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
Synonyms: round, bevel
Antonym: fillet
chamfer (third-person singular simple present chamfers, present participle chamfering, simple past and past participle chamfered)
(transitive) To cut off the edge or corner of something.
Synonym: bevel
(transitive) To cut a groove in something.
Synonym: flute
Source: Wiktionary
Cham"fer, n. Etym: [See Chamfron.]
Definition: The surface formed by cutting away the arris, or angle, formed by two faces of a piece of timber, stone, etc.
Cham"fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chamfered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chamfering.(
1. (Carp.)
Definition: To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to channel; to flute.
2. To make a chamfer on.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
