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Cheviot

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Chev·i·ot  (shv-t, chv-)
n.
1. Any of a breed of hornless sheep with short thick wool, originally raised in the Cheviot Hills.
2. also cheviot A woolen fabric with a coarse twill weave, used chiefly for suits and overcoats and originally made from the wool of this breed of sheep.
[After the Cheviot (Hills).]
Cheviot [ˈtʃiːvɪət ˈtʃɛv-]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a large British breed of sheep reared for its wool
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (often not capital) a rough twill-weave woollen suiting fabric
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.CheviotCheviot - hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool
domestic sheep, Ovis aries - any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin


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For the next sixty-nine evenings he would be dining in cheviot and worsted at dubious
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We are close to the Cheviot hills; and if you fancy there is anything to see when you look out of window, except sheep, you will find yourself woefully mistaken.
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WHILE Chaucer was making for us pictures of English life, in the sister kingdom across the rugged Cheviots another poet was singing to a ruder people.
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