chevalet

chevalet (plural chevalets)

1. A rack or rest used in woodwork or glassworking.

• cleaveth

From cheval +‎ -et.

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.va.lɛ/

chevalet m (plural chevalets)

1. rack (torture instrument)
2. horse (torture instrument)
3. trestle, support
4. (art) easel
5. (lutherie) bridge (of guitar, violin, etc.)
6. (rare, crafts) A structure used to keep whatever is being worked on at a certain height; a bench or table.
7. (Scrabble) rack

• “chevalet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).