Etymology

cheville

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Today it means: A word or phrase whose only function is to make a sentence metrically balanced. Full definition →

French cheville
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  1. French · borrowed fromcheville
  2. English todaycheville

Borrowed from French cheville. Doublet of clavicle.

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