cheveret
[ shev-rit, shev-ret ]
/ ˈʃɛv rɪt, ʃɛvˈrɛt /
noun
a small English table of the 18th century, having an oblong top, one or two rows of drawers, and slender legs joined near the bottom by a shelf.
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Also sheveret.
Origin of cheveret
perhaps alteration of French chevaletchevalet
Words nearby cheveret
Chevalier-Montrachet, cheval screen, chevaux-de-frise, chevee, chevelure, cheveret, chevet, cheville, Cheviot, Cheviot Hills, chevon
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