- eschelon
- Eschelon. s. m. Petite piece de bois qui traverse l'eschelle, & sert de degré pour monter. Il avoit le pied sur le premier, sur le dernier eschelon.
Dictionnaire de l'Académie française . 1964.
Dictionnaire de l'Académie française . 1964.
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