chevalet


che·val·et

C0280800 (shə-văl′ā, shĕv′ə-lā′) n. The bridge of a stringed instrument.
[French, from diminutive of cheval, horse, from Latin caballus; see cavalier.]

chevalet

(ʃəˈvæleɪ; ˈʃɛvəˌleɪ) n1. (Instruments) the piece of wood in a musical instrument that the strings are stretched over and which passes on their movement or oscillation to the main part of the instrument2. (Civil Engineering) a frame or support for a bridge3. a platform or table on which a glass cylinder is placed before it is worked on and extended