Obs. rare1. [? a deriv. of chèvre goat: Godefroy has an OF. cheveron a sort of stuff into which goats’ hair entered. Or can it be the next word?]

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c. 1517.  Wardr. Inv. Hen. VIII. (in Planchè). Black and blue cloth of gold cheverall … green cloth of silver cheverall.

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