"cheville" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃəˈviː/, /ʃəˈviːl/ Forms: chevilles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French cheville. Doublet of clavicle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cheville}} French cheville, {{doublet|en|clavicle}} Doublet of clavicle Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheville (plural chevilles)
  1. (poetry) A word or phrase whose only function is to make a sentence metrically balanced. Categories (topical): Poetry

Inflected forms

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