Chevee

/tʃɪˈviː/ noun

Definition

A bundle of hair, flax, or other fibers; material prepared for spinning or weaving into textiles.

Etymology

A variant spelling of 'cheve,' possibly influenced by Middle English forms, describing bundles of natural fibers used in textile production.

Kelly Says

In medieval textile records, workers would be listed as processing a certain number of 'chevees' per day—it was a basic unit of textile production, like how we might count 'boxes' of material today.

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