[Fr. chevalet, dim. of cheval. Cf. It. cavaletto.] A trestle or framework for a bridge.
1810. Wellington, in Gurw., Disp., VI. 177. A bridge upon chevalets cannot be very strong. Ibid. (1811), VII. 144. Beams of wood … have been made with chevalets to form bridges.
b. The bridge of a stringed instrument.
