Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cheveril

Cheveril , noun

[Old French chevrel, French chevreau, kid, dim. of chevre goat, from Latin capra. See Caper, v. i.]

Soft leather made of kid skin. Figuratively: Used as a symbol of flexibility. [Obsolete]
Here's wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad. — Shakespeare

Cheveril , adjective

Made of cheveril; pliant. [Obsolete]
A cheveril conscience and a searching wit. — Drayton