Cheviot

American  

[shiv-ee-uht, shev-, chev-ee-uht, chee-vee-, shev-ee-uht] / ˈʃɪv i ət, ˈʃɛv-, ˈtʃɛv i ət, ˈtʃi vi-, ˈʃɛv i ət /

noun

1. a city in SW Ohio.

2. one of a British breed of sheep, noted for its heavy fleece of medium length.

3. (lowercase) a woolen fabric in a coarse twill weave, for coats, suits, etc.

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Cheviot British  

/ ˈtʃɛv-, ˈtʃiːvɪət /

noun

1. a large British breed of sheep reared for its wool

2. (often not capital) a rough twill-weave woollen suiting fabric

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Etymology

Origin of Cheviot

First recorded in 1805–15; named after the Cheviot Hills

Example Sentences

In the 5th District, which includes Bel-Air, Westwood, Cheviot Hills and Hancock Park, Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky was pulling ahead of Henry Mantel, a tenants’ rights lawyer, and Morgan Oyler, an accountant, in early returns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The district includes some of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods, including Bel-Air, Westwood, Cheviot Hills and Hancock Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

As analyst Chris Beckett at Quilter Cheviot puts it, inside Unilever food brands often got “a minute or two at the end of the conversation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The strongest winds will not just be around coasts and over the tops of hills, extending well to the east of the Pennines and the Cheviot Hills.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

But it wasn’t peacetime, it was now, late November 1943, with the first snow on the Cheviot Hills in the west.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein