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Added 9 October 2026

chamfer

/ˈt͡ʃæm.fə/ noun

Latin root: canthus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about chamfer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Back-formation from chamfering, from Middle French chanfrain, from Middle French, Old French chanfraindre, possibly a compound of chant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (of either Celtic or Latin origin) + fraindre (“to break”), from frangō (“to break”).

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