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Definition of Cheveril
1. n. Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility.
2. a. Made of cheveril; pliant.
Definition of Cheveril
1. Noun. (obsolete) Soft leather made of kid skin. ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) Made of cheveril; pliant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cheveril
1. a kid [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheveril
Literary usage of Cheveril
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language: To by George Fulton, G. Knight (1826)
"... cheveril, chev'or-il, n. a kid ; k id-leather Chew, chu, v. to grind with the
teeth ; to taste Chicane, she-can', n. artifice in general Chicanery, ..."
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