2 entries under this word

Cheveril

Chĕv'er-īl, n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. chevrel, chevral, N. Fr. chevreau, kid, diminutive of chèvre, goat, the same as the Lat. capra.]

  1. Soft leather made of kid skin.
  2. A yielding disposition.

Here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad. Shak.

Chēv'er-il, a.

adjective

a. Having pliability, as that of kid-skin. “A cheverile conscience and a searching wit.” Drayton.