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Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility.

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  1. v. i. Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility.
  2. a. Made of cheveril; pliant.
  3. Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility. [Obs.] Here's wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad. Shak. Made of cheveril; pliant. [Obs.] A cheveril conscience and a searching wit. Drayton.
  4. Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol offlexibility. [Obs.]Here's wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ellbroad. Shak.