cheven
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛvən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
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.