che|val glass

che|val glass
che|val glass «shuh VAL»,
a tall mirror mounted in a frame so that it swings between its supports.
[< French cheval (literally) support; horse < Old French < Latin caballus a nag]

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  • che|val-de-frise — «shuh VAL duh FREEZ», noun, plural chevaux de frise. 1. a piece of wood with spikes sticking out, formerly used to hinder the advance of enemy cavalry: »Let us sink in our channel some chevaux de frise And then let em come (Philip Freneau). 2. a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cheval glass — che|val glass [ ʃə væl ,glæs ] noun count a long mirror attached to a frame that stands on the floor …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cheval glass — che•val′ glass [[t]ʃəˈvæl[/t]] n. fur a full length mirror mounted so that it can be tilted in a frame • Etymology: 1830–40; < F cheval supporting framework, lit., horse (< Lcaballus) …   From formal English to slang

  • Cheval glass — Cheval Che*val , n.; pl. {Chevaux}. [F. See {Cavalcade}.] A horse; hence, a support or frame. [1913 Webster] {Cheval glass}, a mirror swinging in a frame, and large enough to reflect the full length figure. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chevalglass — che·val glass (shə vălʹ) n. A long mirror mounted on swivels in a frame.   [From French cheval, support, horse. See chevalet.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Cheval — Che*val , n.; pl. {Chevaux}. [F. See {Cavalcade}.] A horse; hence, a support or frame. [1913 Webster] {Cheval glass}, a mirror swinging in a frame, and large enough to reflect the full length figure. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chevaux — Cheval Che*val , n.; pl. {Chevaux}. [F. See {Cavalcade}.] A horse; hence, a support or frame. [1913 Webster] {Cheval glass}, a mirror swinging in a frame, and large enough to reflect the full length figure. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Mann — 1. A blind man may perchance hit the mark. – Tauben und Hühner Zeitung (Berlin 1862), Nr. 6, S. 46. 2. A Mann a Wort oder a Hundsfott. (Ulm.) 3. A Mann wie a Maus ün a Weib wie a Haus is noch nit gleich. (Jüd. deutsch. Warschau.) Will sagen, dass …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

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