cheville
[ shuh-vee ]
/ ʃəˈvi /
noun Prosody.
a word or expression whose only function is to fill a metrical gap in a verse or to balance a sentence.
Compare expletive(def 2).
Origin of cheville
1880–85; < French: plug, peg < Latin
clāvicula tendril. See
clavicle
Words nearby cheville
chevaux-de-frise,
chevee,
chevelure,
cheveret,
chevet,
cheville,
cheviot,
cheviot hills,
chevon,
chevra kadisha,
chevrette