"cheval" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɛˈvɑl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-cheval.wav Forms: chevaux [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑl Etymology: Borrowed from French cheval. See cavalcade. Doublet of caple. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cheval}} French cheval, {{doublet|en|caple}} Doublet of caple Head templates: {{en-noun|chevaux}} cheval (plural chevaux)
  1. (obsolete) Only in compounds : a horse; hence, a support or frame. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cheval-en-noun-jkA0ImQG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 53 7 7 8 18 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 7 7 8 18 7
  2. A long mirror.
    Sense id: en-cheval-en-noun-49lxhsSM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cheval glass

Inflected forms

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        "Only in compounds : a horse; hence, a support or frame."
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        "(obsolete) Only in compounds : a horse; hence, a support or frame."
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          "text": "\"Very well, indeed, exceeding well, for un peu passée, the mother of five young women. 'Tis as well they are not here, perhaps,\" said Lady Anne, as she examined herself from side to side, in the longest cheval the hotel afforded.",
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