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Webster 1913 Edition


Cheveril

Chev′er-il

,
Noun.
[OF.
chevrel
, F.
chevreau
, kid, dim. of
chevre
goat, fr. L.
capra
. See
Caper
,
Verb.
I.
]
Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility.
[Obs.]
Here’s wit of
cheveril
, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad.
Shakespeare

Chev′er-il

,
Adj.
Made of cheveril; pliant.
[Obs.]
A
cheveril
conscience and a searching wit.
Drayton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cheveril

CHEVERIL

,
Noun.
A kid, or rather leather made of kid-skin; used as a noun or adjective.

Definition 2024


cheveril

cheveril

English

Noun

cheveril (usually uncountable, plural cheverils)

  1. (obsolete) Soft leather made of kid skin.

Adjective

cheveril (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Made of cheveril; pliant.

References

  • cheveril in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913