chevrette

[shuh-vret]

noun

1. a soft, thin kidskin.

chevrette

/ ʃəˈvrɛt /

noun

1. the skin of a young goat

2. the leather made from this skin

Word History and Origins

Origin of chevrette¹

1725–35; < French: she-kid, equivalent to chèvre goat ( chevon ) + -ette -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of chevrette¹

C18: from French: kid, from chèvre goat, from Latin capra

Example Sentences

Since her uncle and cousin died in Rhode Island after battling the coronavirus, Tammy Chevrette has been tortured by hurtful and inaccurate comments from friends and acquaintances.

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At her house, La Chevrette, near Montmorency, she entertained all the literary world, and gave representations of her own plays.

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Her friend, M. de Chastellux, was himself the author of a few dramatic pieces, performed either at La Chevrette or at the Prince de Cond�'s, at Chantilly; but they have never been published.

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In October of the same year I created the part of Gabrielle Chevrette in 'La Vie,' an adaptation by H. B. Farnie of Offenbach's 'La Vie Parisienne.'

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She spent most of her later life at La Briche, a small house near La Chevrette, in the society of Grimm and of a small circle of men of letters.

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