chevalet
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- noun The bridge of a stringed instrument.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun In glass manufacturing, a grooved bench for holding cylinders of broad glass before they are spread out.
- noun The bridge of a violin, pianoforte, or other stringed instrument.
Examples
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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.
Note
The word 'chevalet' comes from a French word meaning 'little horse'.
