caballete

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caballete
masculine noun
1easel (de pintor)
2trestle (de mesa)
3bridge (de nariz)
4ridge (de tejado)

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caballete [cah-bal-lyay’-tay]
noun
1(Aruit.) Ridge of a house forming an acute angle (de techo); bolster, ridge-piece, hip; carpenter’s horse, trestle-horse, bench, (Tec.) Trestle. (m)
2Horse, an instrument of torture. (m)
3Brake, for dressing hemp and flax. (m)
4Ridge between furrows, raised by a ploughshare. (m)
5Cover over the funnel of a chimney in a pyramidal form. (m)
6Bridge (of the nose). (m)
7Gallows of a printing-press. (m)
8(Arte) easel. (m)
9Gantry tower. (Aerial) (m)
  • Caballete de aserrar -> sawyer’s trestle or horse
  • Caballete de pintor -> painter’s easel

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caballete
sustantivo:masculino
(Arte) easel; (Técnica) trestle; [de tejado, de tierra labrada] ridge; [de chimenea] cowl; (Anatomía) bridge (of the nose)
caballete de pintor painter's easel
caballete de serrar sawhorse; sawbuck; (EEUU)
caballete para bicicleta bicycle clamp; bicycle rest

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