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chevalier

/ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɹ/

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What does chevalier mean?

noun

  1. In tarot cards, the card between the valet and the dame.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (historical) cavalier; knight

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌʃɛvəˈlɪɹ/

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At least the parties to this singular union must have agreed to ignore the lamented existence of the Chevalier d'Aunay.
Charles Dudley WarnerThe Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2671
Out of sympathy for the laboring classes M. Chevalier would like our manufacturers to feel the goad of foreign competition a little.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444
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Nothing could be more acceptable to Chevalier, who at once closed for the bargain, and got his commission signed the same day.
Andrew SteinmetzThe Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)Project Gutenberg ebook #466
The Chevalier Aldini conceived the idea of applying the same material, in combination with other badly conducting substances, as a protection against fire.
Harry HoudiniMiracle Mongers and Their Methods A Complete Exposé of the Modus Operandi of Fire Eaters, Heat Resisters, Poison Eaters, Venomous Reptile Defiers, Sword Swallowers, Human Ostriches, Strong Men, Etc.Project Gutenberg ebook #435
He was an adventurous chevalier of business who gave up an agent's contract in return for a right to become a roving propagandist.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819