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chevrette

American

[shuh-vret] / ʃəˈvrɛt /

noun

a soft, thin kidskin.

chevrette British

/ ʃəˈvrɛt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of chevrette

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

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