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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries山羊革
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yagigawa
"その古い本は山羊革で製本されている。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Leather made from sheepskin or goat skin that has been dressed and dyed, often used in bookbinding.
"The rare eighteenth-century volume was bound in fine red chevrette." - 2
A small crane or lifting machine historically used in construction or artillery.
"The engineers deployed a chevrette to maneuver the heavy timber beam into place."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'chevrette', meaning 'little goat', originating from Vulgar Latin *capricitta, a diminutive of Latin capra (she-goat). In English, it was adopted historically as a technical term referring to leather made from sheepskin or goatskin, or to specific mechanical devices.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chevrette" is said worldwide
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chevrette
Transliteration: shəv.ʁɛt
"Ce livre est relié en chevrette."
Ziegenleder
Transliteration: ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌleːdɐ
"Das Buch ist in feines Ziegenleder gebunden."
chivetta
Transliteration: kiˈvɛtta
"La legatura del volume è in pelle di capra."
cabritilla
Transliteration: ka.bɾiˈti.ʎa
"El manuscrito antiguo tiene una encuadernación en cabritilla."
cabritilha
Transliteration: ka.bɾiˈti.ʎɐ
"A encadernação foi feita em cabritilha macia."
बकरी की चमड़ी
Transliteration: bakrī kī chamadī
"यह पुरानी किताब बकरी की चमड़ी से बँधी हुई है।"
山羊皮
Transliteration: shānyángpí
"这本精装书是用山羊皮装订的。"
염소 가죽
Transliteration: yeomso gajuk
"그 고서의 표지는 부드러운 염소 가죽으로 되어 있다."
山羊革
Transliteration: yagigawa
"その古い本は山羊革で製本されている。"
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