bevelling edge

Shipbuilding: One edge of a ship's frame which is in contact with the skin, and which is worked from the moulding-edge or that which is represented in the draft. bevelling-machine, s. Bookbinding: A machine in which the edge of a board or book-cover is bevelled. The table on which the material is laid is hinged to the bed-piece, and may be supported at any desired angle by the pawl-brace and a rack, so as to present the material at any inclination to the knife. ( Knight .)