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chev·i·ot \ˈshevēət, Brit usually & US sometimes ˈch-\ noun Etymology: from the Cheviot hills, England and Scotland 1. usually capitalized : a breed of very hardy hornless medium-wooled meat-type sheep originating in the Cheviot hills 2. -s sometimes capitalized a. : a fabric of Cheviot wool b. : a heavy rough napped suiting and coating having a plain or twill weave and made of coarse wool or worsted often mixed with mungo c. -s broadly : any of several fabrics resembling this suiting; especially : a sturdy soft-finished cotton shirting of a plain or twill weave 3. -s : a lightweight paper decorated to simulate the weave of cheviot fabric and used for covering and ornamenting boxes |