Cheveril

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Chev´er`il


n.1.Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility.
Here's wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad.
- Shak.
a.1.Made of cheveril; pliant.
A cheveril conscience and a searching wit.
- Drayton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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