chevalet

American  

[shev-uh-ley, shuh-val-ey] / ˌʃɛv əˈleɪ, ʃəˈvæl eɪ /

noun

1. the bridge on a stringed musical instrument, as a violin.

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Etymology

Origin of chevalet

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

Example Sentences

The canvas depicted a still life by Cézanne on a chevalet and surrounded by Bonnard, Denis, Redon, Roussel, Serusier, Vuillard, Mellerio, and Vollard.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James

Upon a wooden rest or chevalet the cylinder was now laid and detached from the pipe by placing a bit of cold steel against the part of the glass that still clung to the blow-pipe.

From The Story of Glass by Gray, C.P.

For its metaphorical application we may compare Fr. chevalet, easel, lit. "little horse," and Eng. "clothes-horse."

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest