bevel
noun
the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
beveled
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past participleof bevel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bevel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bevelnounthe inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
Example Sentences
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With a beveled chord progression and a haunting repetition of the name, it became perhaps her most requested song, and was covered by many, including the White Stripes, Candi Staton, Reba McEntire and Olivia Newton-John.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Their beveled corners are polished to a high glossy sheen, which creates slender vertical stripes that contrast sharply with the charcoal shadows from which they emerge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Do you want to know if someone needs a changing table topper with beveled sides, preferably before Friday?
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2025
Kuehn says a color core — a contrasting color visible in the beveled edge of the opening — is also an option.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2022
A huge beveled mirror gave a man sitting on the stool a view of the whole grill.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
