tr.v. cham·fered, cham·fer·ing, cham·fers 1. To cut off the edge or corner of; bevel. 2. To cut a groove in; flute. n. 1. A flat surface made by cutting off the edge or corner of a block of wood or other material. 2. A furrow or groove, as in a column. [Probably back-formation from chamfering, from French chanfrein, bevelled edge, from past participle of Old French chanfreindre, to bevel : chant, edge (from Latin canthus, iron tire; see CANT1) + fraindre, to break (from Latin frangere; see bhreg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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