Word Meanings - CHEVERIL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility. Here's wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad. Shak.

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• SYMBOLISTIC; SYMBOLISTICAL
  Characterized by the use of symbols; as, symbolistic poetry.
• NARROW
  A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor. Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous narrow. Gladstone.
• BROADSWORD
  A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore. I heard the broadsword's deadly clang. Sir W. Scott.
• BROADBILL
  A wild duck , which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; - - called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck.
• BROADLY
  In a broad manner.
• SYMBOLISM
  The science of creeds; symbolics. (more info) 1. The act of symbolizing, or the state of being symbolized; as, symbolism in Christian art is the representation of truth, virtues, vices, etc., by emblematic colors, signs, and forms. 2. A system
• BROADCLOTH
  A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width ; -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
• LEATHERWOOD
  A small branching shrub , with a white, soft wood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods in the Northern United States; -- called also moosewood, and wicopy. Gray.
• BROAD-BRIMMED
  Having a broad brim. A broad-brimmed flat silver plate. Tatler.
• BROADCAST
  1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused. 2. Scattering in all directions ; -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
• CHEVERIL
  Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility. Here's wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad. Shak.
• BROAD CHURCH
  A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied
• BROADBRIM
  1. A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends. 2. A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker.
• BROAD-HORNED
  Having horns spreading widely.
• LEATHERBACK
  A large sea turtle , having no bony shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand pounds; -- called also leather turtle, leathery turtle, leather-backed tortoise, etc.
• NARROW-MINDED
  Of narrow mental scope; illiberal; mean. -- Nar"row-mind`ed*ness, n.
• LEATHERY
  Resembling leather in appearance or consistence; tough. "A leathery skin." Grew.
• BROADWISE
  Breadthwise.
• SYMBOLIZATION
  The act of symbolizing; symbolical representation. Sir T. Browne.
• BROADEN
  To grow broad; to become broader or wider. The broadening sun appears. Wordsworth.
• BROAD
  Characterized by breadth. See Breadth. 9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor. 10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent. Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide, large, etc.;
• OVERLEATHER
  Upper leather. Shak.
• REFLEXIBILITY
  The quality or capability of being reflexible; as, the reflexibility of the rays of light. Sir I. Newton.