“cheval”

The following 5 entries include the term cheval.

à cheval

adverb

: with a leg on each side : astride

cheval-de-frise

noun

: a defense consisting typically of a timber or an iron barrel covered with projecting spikes and often strung with barbed wire

cheval glass

noun

: a full-length mirror in a frame in which it may be tilted

cheval de bataille

French noun phrase

: warhorse : hobbyhorse : argument constantly relied on : favorite subject : signature performance piece : forte

pas de cheval

noun

: a ballet step resembling the pawing of a horse


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