chevillettecommon nounSyllable DecompositionchevilletteEtymologyexpandsee cheville and -ette.Definitions1. A kind of wooden key used in old locks.expand"La grand mère répondit : "Tire la chevillette et la bobinette cherra."2. A long, round piece used to tighten a cord.expand3. A large dowel used in masonry to block boards used as formwork.expand4. A flat, perforated copper piece under the cushion, to attach the nerves.flags.vieilliflags.désuetexpand5. A dowel used to fix the rail cushion to its wooden sleeperferroviaireexpandPluralchevillettesSee alsochevillage (cn.) décheviller (v.) cheville (cn.) cheviller (v.) cheviller (cn.) chevillier (cn.)