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chèvre

[shev-ruh, shev; French she-vruh]
noun
  1. any cheese made from goat's milk.
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Also chev·ret [shuh-vrey] /ʃəˈvreɪ/.

Origin of chèvre

< French chèvre goat. See chevon
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Historical Examples

  • The redoubts were protected with chevre du frieze and trip-wires were stretched along the front of the works.

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    A. R. (Albert Rowe) Barlow

British Dictionary definitions for chevre

chèvre

noun
  1. any cheese made from goats' milk
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Word Origin

C20: from French, literally: goat
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