chamfer
Meanings
noun
- An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
verb
- To cut off the edge or corner of something.
- To cut a groove in something.
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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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