| an adjustable tool used by woodworkers for laying out angles and for testing the accuracy of surfaces worked to a slope. |
bev·el  (běv'əl)  n.
v. tr. To cut at an inclination that forms an angle other than a right angle: beveled the edges of the table. v. intr. To be inclined; slant. [Possibly from Old French *bevel, perhaps from baif, open-mouthed, from baer, to gape, from Vulgar Latin *badāre.] |
| bevel square n. See bevel. |