[ˈ(t)ʃamfə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (in carpentry) cut away (a right-angled edge or corner) to make a symmetrical sloping edge
(e.g: a neat chamfered edge)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘flute or furrow’): back-formation from chamfering, from French chamfrain, from chant ‘edge’ (see cant) + fraint ‘broken’ (from Old French fraindre ‘break’, from Latin frangere)

[ˈ(t)ʃamfə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a symmetrical sloping surface at an edge or corner


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘flute or furrow’): back-formation from chamfering, from French chamfrain, from chant ‘edge’ (see cant) + fraint ‘broken’ (from Old French fraindre ‘break’, from Latin frangere)