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che·val·et
(shə-văl′ā, shĕv′ə-lā′)n.
The bridge of a stringed instrument.
[French, from diminutive of cheval, horse, from Latin caballus; see cavalier.]
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chevalet
(ʃəˈvæleɪ; ˈʃɛvəˌleɪ)n
1. (Instruments) the piece of wood in a musical instrument that the strings are stretched over and which passes on their movement or oscillation to the main part of the instrument
2. (Civil Engineering) a frame or support for a bridge
3. a platform or table on which a glass cylinder is placed before it is worked on and extended
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