Meaning & use
Chevalet
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A stand or bridge-like support, especially the wooden bridge that holds the strings above the body of a stringed instrument such as a violin or harpsichord; also a type of easel used in printmaking and bookbinding.
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The luthier carefully carved a new chevalet to improve the violin's resonance.
In traditional bookbinding, a chevalet holds the pages steady while the binder sews the signatures together.
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French for 'little horse,' the word reflects the way the object 'stands' or supports something, much like the English 'horse' used for sawhorses and similar frames.
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