chevalets
/ʃɛvəˈleɪz/
noun
- Frames or stands used to support a painting or canvas while an artist works.
- In the studio, several chevalets held unfinished works in various stages of completion.
- The artist adjusted her chevalets to get the perfect angle for her landscape painting.
- He bought two new chevalets so he could work on multiple paintings at once.
- In historical contexts, a type of rack or frame used for torture or punishment.
- In history books, the chevalet is often described as a brutal instrument of torture.
- The old castle's dungeon still had rusted chevalets in the corner.
- The museum displayed a replica of a medieval chevalet used for interrogation.