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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

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