cheven
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛvən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
editCompare chavender and French chevanne.
Noun
editcheven (plural chevens)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editcheven (third-person singular simple present chevens, present participle chevening, simple past and past participle chevened)
- To do the work of a chevener, embroidering hosiery.
References
edit- “cheven”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.