chevillette

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

chevillette f (plural chevillettes)

1. A latch hidden in a door with the tab sticking through a slot.
2. An unidentified part of the locking mechanism of Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's door.

See also

• bobinette

Further reading

• “chevillette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.