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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[OF.

chevrel

, F.

chevreau

, kid, dim. of

chevre

goat, fr. L.

capra

. See

Verb.

]

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

Adj.

Made of cheveril; pliant.

[Obs.]

cheveril

conscience and a searching wit.

Drayton.

Noun.

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