n.
Pronunciation: ' cham(p)-f ə r, ' cham-p ə r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: cham · fered ; cham · fer · ing \ -f( ə -)ri ŋ , -p( ə -)ri ŋ \
Etymology: back-formation from chamfering, alteration of Middle French chanfreint, from past participle of chanfraindre to bevel, from chant edge (fr. Latin canthus iron tire) + fraindre to break, from Latin frangere ― more at CANT , BREAK
Date: 1567
1 : to cut a furrow in (as a column) : GROOVE
2 : to make a chamfer on : BEVEL