"cheval" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɛˈvɑl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-cheval.wav [US] Forms: chevaux [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑl Etymology: Borrowed from French cheval. See cavalcade. Doublet of caple. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cheval}} French cheval, {{m|en|cavalcade}} cavalcade, {{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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  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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