cheven
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Compare chavender and French chevanne.
Noun edit
cheven (plural chevens)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
cheven (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.