Chĕv'er-īl1, n.
n. [O. Fr. chevrel, chevral, N. Fr. chevreau, kid, diminutive of chèvre, goat, the same as the Lat. capra.]
- Soft leather made of kid skin.
- A yielding disposition.
Here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad. Shak.