cheval
Parisian stable resident
Cheval is French for horse, appearing in English mainly in compound terms.
A cheval glass is a full-length mirror mounted on a frame that allows it to tilt—the frame's legs straddle the mirror like a rider on horseback.
She admired her reflection in the antique cheval glass.
Of the horse family
- maneNeck hair, horse/lion
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- mareFemale adult equine
- foalYoung equine, under one
gelding · colt · filly · hoof · neigh · pasture · herd · paddock
Mounted rider's seat
- bridleEquine control harness
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- bitSmall amount or portion
- stirrupsSaddle-hung foot supports
girth · trot · canter · gallop · dressage · showjumping · steeplechase · jockey
Honored mounted soldier
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- checkmateInescapable capture position
- forkTined eating tool
- pinPointed metal fastener
opening · strategy · tactics · piece · move · square · capture · defense
Cavalryman or browbeat
- lancerMounted soldier with spear
- uhlanLance-bearing cavalry soldier
- hussarMounted European light cavalry
- chargerPower-restoring device or mount
warhorse · mounted · sabre · regiment · squadron · troop · charge · remount
Flourishing beyond control
- argentHeraldic white metal
- sableBlack, in heraldry
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
- blazonHeraldic shield notation
equine
Of the horse family
foal · gelding · colt · filly · hoof · neigh · pasture · herd · paddock · stable
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
stirrups · girth · trot · canter · gallop · dressage · showjumping · steeplechase · jockey · manege
knight
Honored mounted soldier
pin · opening · strategy · tactics · piece · move · square · capture · defense · attack
dragoon
Cavalryman or browbeat
- lancerMounted soldier with spear
- uhlanLance-bearing cavalry soldier
- hussarMounted European light cavalry
charger · warhorse · mounted · sabre · regiment · squadron · troop · charge · remount · caparison
rampant
Flourishing beyond control
- argentHeraldic white metal
- sableBlack, in heraldry
- escutcheonShield bearing heraldry
full-length
Extending the entire distance
boudoir · vanity · reflection · antique · freestanding · bedroom · Victorian · ornate