— chamferer , n.
/cham"feuhr/ , n.
1. a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usually at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces. Cf. bevel .
v.t.
2. to make a chamfer on or in.
[ 1595-1605; back formation from chamfering (taken as chamfer + -ING 1 ) chamfrein, var. of chanfreint beveled edge, orig. ptp. of chanfraindre to bevel, equiv. to chant edge ( canthus; see CANT 2 ) + fraindre to break frangere; see FRANGIBLE ]