CHEVILLE


Meaning of CHEVILLE in English

/sheuh vee"/ , n. Pros.

a word or expression whose only function is to fill a metrical gap in a verse or to balance a sentence. Cf. expletive (def. 2).

[ 1880-85; clavicula tendril. See CLAVICLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .