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cheviot

/ˈʃɛviət/

cheviot noun: a coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.

Noun (1)

cheviot (countable and uncountable, plural cheviots)

  1. A coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.

Noun (2) capitalized: Cheviot

IPA/ˈt͡ʃiːviət/

Cheviot (plural Cheviots)

  1. A sheep of a hardy short-wool breed reared on the Cheviot Hills.

Proper noun capitalized: Cheviot

IPA/ˈt͡ʃiːviət/

Cheviot

  1. The Cheviot, a hill, the highest point in the Cheviot Hills in Kirknewton parish and Earle parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9020).
  2. A locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria, Australia.
  3. A small town in Hurunui district, north Canterbury, New Zealand.
  4. A city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, named after the Scottish Cheviot Hills.

Forms of cheviot

pluralcheviots
pluralCheviots

Words formed from cheviot

Questions about cheviot

What does cheviot mean?
Cheviot means a coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.
What part of speech is cheviot?
Cheviot can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce cheviot?
Cheviot is pronounced /ˈʃɛviət/.
What is the plural of cheviot?
The plural of cheviot is cheviots.

Words near cheviot in the dictionary

  1. cheville
  2. chevilles
  3. chevin
  4. Chevington
  5. chevins
  6. cheviot
  7. Cheviot Hills
  8. cheviots
  9. chevisance
  10. chevisances
  11. chevisaunce

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