chevillette

French

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Noun

chevillette f (plural chevillettes)

A latch hidden in a door with the tab sticking through a slot.
An unidentified part of the locking mechanism of Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's door.

See also

bobinette

Further reading

“chevillette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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