chevalet
English edit
Noun edit
chevalet (plural chevalets)
- A rack or rest used in woodwork or glassworking.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chevalet m (plural chevalets)
- rack (torture instrument)
- horse (torture instrument)
- trestle, support
- (art) easel
- (lutherie) bridge (of guitar, violin, etc.)
- (rare, crafts) a structure used to keep whatever is being worked on at a certain height; a bench or table
- (board games) rack
Further reading edit
- “chevalet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.