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cheval

noun
/ʃɛˈvɑl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Old French cheval Middle French cheval French chevalbor. English cheval Borrowed from French cheval. See cavalcade. Doublet of caple.

  1. borrowed from cheval

Definitions

  1. A support or frame.

    • cheval-glass

  2. Ellipsis of cheval glass.

    • "Very well, indeed, exceeding well, for un peu passée, the mother of five young women. 'Tis as well they are not here, perhaps," said Lady Anne, as she examined herself from side to side, in the longest cheval the hotel afforded.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA