"escabeau" meaning in French

See escabeau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛs.ka.bo/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-escabeau.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-escabeau.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-escabeau.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-escabeau.wav Forms: escabeaux [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French scabel, escabel, borrowed from Latin scabellum. Compare the inherited doublet écheveau. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|scabel|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French scabel, {{inh+|fr|frm|scabel}} Inherited from Middle French scabel, {{bor|fr|la|scabellum}} Latin scabellum, {{doublet|fr|écheveau|notext=1}} écheveau Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} escabeau m (plural escabeaux)
  1. footstool Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-escabeau-fr-noun-5UEvZ8Z5
  2. step ladder Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-escabeau-fr-noun-f1hn-ryT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Comme il y avait longtemps qu'elle n'était plus auprès de lui, sur l'escabeau, dans la cheminée, quand elle faisait brûler le bout d'un bâton à la grande flamme des joncs marins qui pétillaient!…",
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      ]
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