n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French *bevel, from Old French *baivel, from baïf with open mouth, from baer to yawn ― more at ABEYANCE
Date: 1610
1 : an instrument consisting of two rules or arms jointed together and opening to any angle for drawing angles or adjusting surfaces to be cut at an angle
2 a : the angle that one surface or line makes with another when they are not at right angles b : the slant of such a surface or line
3 : the part of printing type extending from face to shoulder
bevel[2]