Home1842 Edition

BEVEL

Volume 4 · 46 words · 1842 Edition

among masons, carpenters, &c., a kind of square, one leg whereof is frequently crooked, according to the sweep of an arch or vault. It is movable on a centre, and so may be set to any angle.

BEVEL-Angle, any angle excepting those of 45° or 90°.