chevrette

[ shuh-vret ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

chevrette

/ ʃəˈvrɛt /

1725–35; < French: she-kid, equivalent to chèvre goat ( chevon ) + -ette -ette

C18: from French: kid, from chèvre goat, from Latin capra

M. D'Epinay, wishing to add a wing which was wanting to the chateau of the Chevrette, was at an immense expense in completing it.

One day, little thinking of what was to happen, Madam d'Epinay sent for me to the Chevrette.

This however existed even at the Chevrette, and in the mind of M. d'Epinay himself.

She settled in the chteau of La Chevrette in the valley of Montmorency, and there received a number of distinguished visitors.

Fetes were given at the Chevrette for which I composed music.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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