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2. Cheval mirror - Wikipedia

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   The cheval comes from the French: cheval, "horse". Different explanations are given for the reason of its use: "horse" is a name for the adjustment pulley; [1] [2] cheval in a meaning of support framework (cf. French: chevalet, "easel"); [4] overall bulkiness and heavy weight; [5] large mirror size that allowed a horse to be seen in its ...

3. Cheval - Wikipedia

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   Cheval may refer to: Cheval, Florida, United States; Cheval tree, a tree native to North Agalega Island; Cheval mirror, a full-length floor-standing mirror mounted in a frame that allows it to swing freely; Cheval, loan word from French meaning horse meat

4. Wooden horse (device) - Wikipedia

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   Cavalletto at the Inquisitor's Palace, in Birgu. A wooden horse, Chevalet (as it was called in Spain), Spanish donkey or cavalletto squarciapalle is a torture device, of which there exist two variations; both inflict pain by using the subject's own weight by keeping the legs open, tied with ropes from above, while lowering down the subject. [1]

5. Mirror (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   A mirror is an object whose surface reflects an image. Mirror, mirrors or MIRROR may also refer to: Reflection (mathematics), creating the mirror image of a shape across a point, line or plane; The "silver mirror", created in chemical tests involving Tollens' reagent

6. The Psyche Mirror - Wikipedia

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   The Psyche Mirror, original French title La Psyché, is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Berthe Morisot, created in 1876. The painting links the theme of a woman making her toilet with the mythical motif of Psyche. The work is held in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, in Madrid. [1]

7. Woman with a Horse - Wikipedia

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   La Femme au Cheval is an oil painting on canvas with dimensions 162 × 130.5 cm (63.8 × 51.4 in). As the title indicates the painting represents a woman and a horse. The rather elegant woman wearing only a pearl necklace and the horse are immersed in a landscape with trees and a window (in the 'background'), a vase, with fruits and vegetation (in the 'foreground') clearly taken from the ...