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chevalet

[ shev-uh-ley, shuh-val-ey ]

noun

  1. the bridge on a stringed musical instrument, as a violin.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chevalet1

1800–10; < French: more generally, any wooden frame for holding or supporting something, equivalent to cheval horse (< Latin caballus ) + -et -et; compare parallel sense of horse

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