Definitions for cheviots

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cheviots Chev·i·ot

Spelling: [shiv-ee-uh t, shev- for 1; Cheviots is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 285 anagrams from letters in cheviots (cehiostv).

Definitions for cheviots

noun

1. a city in SW Ohio.
2. one of a British breed of sheep, noted for its heavy fleece of medium length.
3. (lowercase) a woolen fabric in a coarse twill weave, for coats, suits, etc.

Origin of cheviots

First recorded in 1805-15; named after the Cheviot Hills

Examples for cheviots

The Cheviot has a long body, long face, long legs, and long ears.

Cheviot Wool may be taken as representative of the hilly breeds of sheep.

Many of the Cheviot fabrics are made exclusively of these noils.

What should I speak of the Cheviot Hills, which reach twenty miles in length?

If you had but been at home when Cheviot wanted Harry to have sent for you—because he did not think him fit for it!

And does a George, succeeding to a dukedom, become "Cheviot" to his sister?

The track of the ice in the Cheviot district is very distinctly marked.

In the country one wears tweed or Scotch Cheviot and a Derby hat.

The result was, the introduction into Scotland of the celebrated Cheviot breed.

Returning through the mountains of Cheviot, he was benighted, and lost his way.