chamfer

A chamfer with a lark's tongue upper end

Meanings

Noun

An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.

Verb

To cut off the edge or corner of something.
To cut a groove in something.

Origin

From Middle French chanfraindre (modern French chanfreiner).

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