cheville (shevel)

[F. cheville Pr. ca villa = Sp.cabilla =Pg. cavilha, a peg, pin, bolt, = It. caviglia (also caviglio ), a peg, pin, L. clavicula, a small key, bar, bolt, E. clavicle, q. v.] The peg to which a string of a violin, guitar, or other stringed instrument is attached. chevint, n. See cheven. Cheviot (chev'i-ot), n. 1. A sheep of a breed so called from the Cheviot Hills, between England and Scotland. Cheviots are noted for their large carca and valuable wool, qualities which, combined with a hardine second only to that of the black-faced breed, make them the most valuable race of mountain sheep in Great Britain. The fleece weighs from 3 to 4 pounds, and the carca of ewes varies from 12 to 16 pounds per quarter, that of wethers from 16 to 20 pounds. 2. [l. c.] A loosely woven woolen cloth made from the wool of the Cheviot sheep. chevisancet, n. [ME. chevisance, -aunce, etc., Whan Henry herd telle this of that gode chewysance. Langtoft's Chron. (ed. Hearne), p. 105. 2. Means. Almesdede shal make a chevisaunce T' exclude by grace the rigour of venge a unce. Lydgate, Minor Poems, p. 77. IMG:content-0250.jpg:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small] bars and an arc; for Galilee, Cathedral of Durham, England. a quartermaster-ser geant, three bars and a tie of three bars; for a sergeant, three bars; for a corporal, two bars. 4. In an at. and zoöl., a chevron-bone (which see). - Chevron couched, in her., a chevron lying side wise, its two ends being turned to one side of the field.Chevron in chief, in her., a chevron out of its usual place, and set very high in the field.