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| cant2 |
a slanting line, edge, or surface, esp. one deviating from the horizontal or vertical; slope; incline. [2/5 definitions] |
| chamfer |
a flat face or surface formed by cutting off a corner or edge. [2 definitions] |
| chip1 |
to lose a fragment from the surface or edge of. [2/10 definitions] |
| chisel |
a metal, wedge-shaped tool with a sharp edge, used for cutting stone, wood, or metal. [1/4 definitions] |
| circular saw |
the blade of this saw, which usu. has a toothed edge. [1/2 definitions] |
| clapboard |
a long, narrow board, thicker along one horizontal edge than the other and used as an overlapped covering or siding for houses or buildings. [1/3 definitions] |
| cold chisel |
a handleless chisel made of tempered steel with a sharpened edge, used for cutting unheated metal. |
| cold front |
the advancing edge of a mass of cold dense air as it displaces warmer air. |
| convex |
having a surface or outer edge that curves outward like the outside of a ball. (Cf. concave.) |
| cookie cutter |
a simple device with a sharp edge that allows one to easily and repeatedly cut dough in the outline of a particular shape. |
| cornice |
in architecture, a decorative horizontal projection running near or along the upper edge of a wall or building; molding. [1/4 definitions] |
| cringle |
a small ring or loop of metal or rope attached to the edge of a sail, through which to run a line. |
| ctenoid |
having a toothed or rough edge, as the scales of certain fish; comblike. |
| cu. |
abbreviation of "cubic," having the volume of a cube whose edge is of a specific length. |
| cubic |
having the volume of a cube whose edge is of a specific length. [1/3 definitions] |
| curb |
a usu. raised border of concrete, stone, or brick along the outer edge of a paved street or sidewalk. [1/4 definitions] |
| curl |
to become curved or warped at an edge. [1/8 definitions] |
| cutlass |
a short thick sword with one cutting edge and usu. a curved blade. |
| cutting edge |
the sharp edge of a cutting implement, such as scissors, a knife, or the like, that serves to cut or penetrate something. [1/2 definitions] |
| cutwater |
the forward edge of a ship's prow. [1/2 definitions] |
| deckle edge |
the irregular, untrimmed edge characterizing handmade paper, or an edge made to look like this. |
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