A bundle of hair or flax fibers; the hair of the head, or material used for textile production.
From Old French 'cheve,' possibly related to Latin 'capillus' (hair), describing both natural hair and fibers prepared for spinning into thread.
Before modern haircare products, people measured hair health and beauty by its cheve—the thickness and quality of the entire mass of hair—which is why 'long lustrous cheve' was a medieval description of beauty.
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