cheville

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shə vē′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
che•ville  (shə vē′),USA pronunciation n. [Pros.]
  1. Poetrya word or expression whose only function is to fill a metrical gap in a verse or to balance a sentence. Cf. expletive (def. 2).
  • Latin clāvicula tendril. See clavicle
  • French: plug, peg
  • 1880–85

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