A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1590, 1700+
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Scheveret, n. [? F. chevrette a small goat. Cf. 19th c. Eng. chevrette = ‘a thin kind of goat-skin leather used for gloves’ (OED). Cf. also ME and e.m.E. cheverelle, id.] ? The skin of a small goat; goat or kidskin. —1590 Edinburgh Testaments XXI 312.
xx scheuerettis at v s. viij d. the pece 1716 Household Bk. Gr. Baillie 45.
For 3 yd. yellow sheveret for a curtine to the coach, 9 s.
