Meanings
plural bezels
- The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.
“There,” she went on, “it must be one like to it, and yet never did I see one like to it, for thereto hung a history, and he who wore it prized it much. But the scarab that I knew was not set thus in the bezel of a ring.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLCSynonyms: collet
- industrial designA formed external frame or cover affixed to a device for protective or aesthetic purpose
Modern smartphones have very thin bezels.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.
Origin
- Bretonbisou
- Frenchbisel
- Englishbezel
Borrowed from French bisel, a dialectal variant of biseau (“sloping edge”), a variation on bijou (“jewel”), itself from Breton bisou, bizou (“ring worn on the finger”), from biz (“finger”). Unrelated to similar bevel, which is of a different French origin.
More words from French, Breton
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek σφενδόνη
- σφενδόνη (sphendónē)the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
Bulgarian скосеният край на длето, фасет
- скосеният край на длето (skosenijat kraj na dleto)the sloping edge or face of a cutting tool
- фасет (faset)the oblique side or face of a cut gem
Czech fazeta, fazeta
- fazetathe sloping edge or face of a cutting tool
- fazetathe oblique side or face of a cut gem
Dutch vatting, montuur
- vattingthe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
- montuurthe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
Finnish viiste, viiste
- viistethe sloping edge or face of a cutting tool
- viistethe oblique side or face of a cut gem
- tauluthe oblique side or face of a cut gem
- viistethe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
- etupaneelithe panel that covers the front of a computer case or the panel covering each drive bay
French chaton, monture
- chatonthe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
- monturethe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
German geschliffene Schneidefläche, Fase
- geschliffene Schneideflächethe sloping edge or face of a cutting tool
- Fasethe sloping edge or face of a cutting tool
- Facettethe sloping edge or face of a cutting tool
- obere Hauptfacettethe oblique side or face of a cut gem
- Fassungthe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
- Lünettethe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
- Frontblendethe panel that covers the front of a computer case or the panel covering each drive bay
- Blendethe panel that covers the front of a computer case or the panel covering each drive bay
Italian incastonatura, castone
- incastonaturathe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
- castonethe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
Latin pāla
- pālathe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
Polish kant, ścięcie
- kantthe sloping edge or face of a cutting tool
- ścięciethe sloping edge or face of a cutting tool
- ukosthe sloping edge or face of a cutting tool
- fasetathe sloping edge or face of a cutting tool
- fasetathe oblique side or face of a cut gem
- fasetathe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
Russian грань, фасе́т
- грань (granʹ)the oblique side or face of a cut gem
- фасе́т (fasét)the oblique side or face of a cut gem
- гнездо́ (gnezdó)the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
- фальшпане́ль (falʹšpanélʹ)the panel that covers the front of a computer case or the panel covering each drive bay
Spanish bisel, bisel
- biselthe sloping edge or face of a cutting tool
- biselthe oblique side or face of a cut gem
Thai หนามเตย
- หนามเตย (nǎam-dtəəi)the rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object
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bezel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bezel
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