chevalet

 [shev-uh-ley, shuh-val-ey]  

che·va·let

   [shev-uh-ley, shuh-val-ey]
noun
the bridge on a stringed musical instrument, as a violin.
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Origin:
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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