chevalet

[ shev-uh-ley, shuh-val-ey ]

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

Origin of chevalet

1
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

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