chamfer
noun
a cut that is made in wood or some other material, usually at a 45° angle to the adjacent principal faces.
chamfers
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present tense formof chamfer (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Plain mouldings consist of chamfers, round or pointed rolls at edges, divided from plain face by shallow channels.
From Architecture Gothic and Renaissance by T. Roger (Thomas Roger) Smith
Paring with the chisel is the method used in cutting stop chamfers.
From Handwork in Wood by William Noyes
The lanccolate windows, the time-eaten arch- stones and chamfers, the orientation of the axis, the misty chestnut work of the rafters, referred to no exploded fortifying art or worn-out religious creed.
From Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Then, with the knife, shave off the corners so as to make four symmetrical chamfers throughout.
From Hand-Craft The Most Reliable Basis of Technical Education in Schools and Classes by John D. Sutcliffe
The chamfers with the grain should be planed before those across the grain.
From Handwork in Wood by William Noyes
