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Cheviot sheep — A Cheviot ewe with her lamb The Cheviot is a breed of white faced sheep which gets its name from a range of hills in north Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. It is still common in this area of the United Kingdom, but also in north west… … Wikipedia
Cheviot — may refer to: Places The Cheviot Hills, on the borders of England and Scotland The Cheviot, the highest summit in the Cheviot Hills The town of Cheviot, New Zealand The city of Cheviot, Ohio, USA The locality of Cheviot, Victoria, Australia… … Wikipedia
cheviot — ● cheviot nom masculin (de Cheviot, nom propre) Race de moutons anglais, donnant une laine abondante et fine. ● cheviot nom masculin ou cheviotte nom féminin (de cheviot 1) Laine de mouton cheviot ; étoffe légère, souple et douce au toucher,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cheviot Hills — noun a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland • Syn: ↑Cheviots • Instance Hypernyms: ↑hill • Part Holonyms: ↑England, ↑Scotland * * * the Cheviots … Useful english dictionary
cheviot — noun a coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep … Wiktionary
Cheviot, New Zealand — Cheviot town … Wikipedia
Cheviot — [chev′ē ət; ] also, and for 2 usually [, shev′ē ət] n. [after CHEVIOT HILLS] 1. any of a breed of sheep with short, dense wool 2. [usually c ] a) a rough wool fabric in a twill weave, formerly made from the wool of this sheep b) a cotton cloth… … English World dictionary
Cheviot — Chev i*ot, n. 1. A valuable breed of mountain sheep in Scotland, which takes its name from the Cheviot hills. [1913 Webster] 2. A woolen fabric, for men s clothing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cheviot — A breed of sheep that originated on the Cheviot Hills along the border of England and Scotland. Its history traces at least to 1372. It was introduced to the United States in 1838, from Scotland. Cheviot are distinctive white faced sheep with… … Combined glossary of agriculture
sheep — sheepless, adj. sheeplike, adj. /sheep/, n., pl. sheep. 1. any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, esp. O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties. 2. leather made from… … Universalium
