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chevrette

[ shuh-vret ]

noun

  1. a soft, thin kidskin.


chevrette

/ ʃəˈɛ /

noun

  1. the skin of a young goat
  2. the leather made from this skin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chevrette1

1725–35; < French: she-kid, equivalent to è goat ( chevon ) + -ette -ette
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chevrette1

C18: from French: kid, from è goat, from Latin capra
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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 settled in the ch�teau of La Chevrette in the valley of Montmorency, and there received a number of distinguished visitors.

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