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chevet

bedside

noun shuh-VEH Rare

Origin: from Latin 'capitium', diminutive of 'caput' (head)

Also means

head of the bed

Usage Note

Chevet appears most often in the fixed phrase table de chevet (bedside table) or au chevet de quelqu'un (at someone's bedside, especially when ill). In church architecture it also refers to the apse at the head of the nave. The final -t is silent.

Examples

"Il pose son livre sur la table de chevet."

Natural Translation

He puts his book on the bedside table.

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