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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHEVIOT

CHEVIOT Chev "i *ot, n.

 

1. A valuable breed of mountain sheep in Scotland, which takes its name from the Cheviot hills.

 

2. A woolen fabric, for men's clothing.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Cheviot

Chev i ot |ˈSHevēət ˈʃɛviət | noun a sheep of a breed with short thick wool. ( cheviot ) the wool or tweed cloth obtained from this breed.

 

Cheviot Hills

Chev i ot Hills |ˈCHēvēət, ˈCHev-, ˈCHiv-, ˈSHev- ˌʃɛviətˈhɪlz | (also the Cheviots ) a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Cheviot

Cheviot |ˈtʃɛvɪət, ˈtʃiːv -| noun a large sheep of a breed with short thick wool. ( cheviot ) [ mass noun ] the wool or tweed cloth obtained from the Cheviot sheep.

 

Cheviot Hills

Cheviot Hills |ˈtʃɛvɪət, ˈtʃiːv - |(also the Cheviots ) a range of hills on the border between England and Scotland.

 

Duden Dictionary

Cheviot

Che vi ot Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈʃɛvi̯ɔt auch ˈʃeːvi̯ɔt |der Cheviot; Genitiv: des Cheviots, Plural: die Cheviots englisch aus der Wolle der Cheviotschafe hergestelltes, dauerhaftes Kammgarngewebe

 

Spanish Dictionary

cheviot

cheviot chevió . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del francés cheviotte y este del inglés Cheviot (Hills ), nombre de los montes situados entre Inglaterra y Escocia. Se aplica a los corderos criados en esta zona y, por metonimia, a su lana y a la tela obtenida de la lana .El plural es cheviots .