écheveau

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French eschevel, from Latin scabellum. See also the doublet escabeau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eʃ.vo/ ~ /ɛʃ.vo/ === Noun === écheveau m (plural écheveaux) skein (figuratively) web, tangle === Further reading === “écheveau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012