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cheval

/ʃɛˈvɑl/

cheval noun: a support or frame. Also the ellipsis of cheval glass.

Noun

cheval (plural chevaux)

  1. (in-compounds, obsolete) A support or frame.
    • cheval-glass

Also used as

cheval is also the ellipsis of cheval glass.

Forms of cheval

pluralchevaux

Origin of cheval

Borrowed from French cheval. See cavalcade. Doublet of caple.

Words formed from cheval

Phrases with cheval

Questions about cheval

What does cheval mean?
Cheval means a support or frame.
What part of speech is cheval?
Cheval is a noun.
How do you pronounce cheval?
Cheval is pronounced /ʃɛˈvɑl/.
What is the plural of cheval?
The plural of cheval is chevaux.

Words near cheval in the dictionary

  1. chevache
  2. chevachie
  3. chevachies
  4. chevage
  5. chevages
  6. cheval
  7. cheval de frise
  8. cheval glass
  9. cheval glasses
  10. cheval mirror
  11. cheval mirrors

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