BEZEL
What does "BEZEL" mean?
The grooved rim that holds a gem, watch face, or screen in place.
Meanings
- The rim or groove of metal that secures a gemstone in a setting or a glass cover in a watch or instrument. The diamond sat snug inside its gold bezel.
- The frame surrounding the display of a phone, monitor, or television. The new phone has almost no bezel around the screen.
- A sloping cut edge on a chisel, tool, or cut gem. He honed the bezel of the blade to a fine angle. technical
Word origin
From Old French 'bisel' or 'besel', meaning a sloping edge, probably from a root related to 'bis' ('twice') or to the same family as 'bevel'.
Remember it
BEZEL = the rim that 'embezzles' your gem - it grips the stone so tightly nothing falls out.
A little poem
A ring of bright gold-
it owns no light of its own,
yet holds all the spark.
haiku
Wordplay
- The phone frame and the ring setting started a club for things that get no credit. They called it the bezel league - all rim, no shine.
What it teaches
The bezel never sparkles, yet without its quiet grip the jewel would not stay to be admired.
Quick facts
What does BEZEL mean?
The grooved rim that holds a gem, watch face, or screen in place.
Is BEZEL a valid word?
Yes — BEZEL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BEZEL?
BEZEL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BEZEL come from?
From Old French 'bisel' or 'besel', meaning a sloping edge, probably from a root related to 'bis' ('twice') or to the same family as 'bevel'.
What can BEZEL teach us?
The bezel never sparkles, yet without its quiet grip the jewel would not stay to be admired.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.