chevrette

[ shuh-vret ]

noun

a soft, thin kidskin.

Origin of chevrette

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

Words Nearby chevrette

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How to use chevrette in a sentence

M. D'Epinay, wishing to add a wing which was wanting to the chateau of the chevrette, was at an immense expense in completing it.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques Rousseau
One day, little thinking of what was to happen, Madam d'Epinay sent for me to the chevrette.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques Rousseau
This however existed even at the chevrette, and in the mind of M. d'Epinay himself.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques Rousseau
She settled in the chteau of La chevrette in the valley of Montmorency, and there received a number of distinguished visitors.
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Fetes were given at the chevrette for which I composed music.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques Rousseau

British Dictionary definitions for chevrette

chevrette

/ (ʃəˈvrɛt) /

noun

the skin of a young goat
the leather made from this skin

Origin of chevrette

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

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