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chevee

American  
[shuh-vey] / ʃəˈveɪ /

noun

Jewelry.
  1. cuvette.

  2. a smooth gem with a slightly depressed surface.


Etymology

Origin of chevee

< French chevée, noun use of feminine of chevé, past participle of chever to make a hollow in < Latin cavāre, derivative of cavus hollow; see cave

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