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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Scheverone, -ane, -eine, S(c)hiveron, n. Also: schevrone, -rene, schewring, scheviring, s(c)hiverine, -eine, shiveren, -ane, -ing, schifferoun, -ing; shivron(e, -rein, schifrone; (scheveretene). [Var. of Cheveron n.]

1. Kid-skin. Also b. attrib. With glufe.a. c1575 Balfour Pract. 87.
For ane hundreth lamb skinnis, i d. For ane hundreth schiveronis, iiij d.b. attrib. 1575 Edinb. Test. III 362.
Singill scheverane gluiffis for men of muttoun price of the pair ij s. … small scheveretene gluiffis for wemen price of the pair ij s. 1576 Ib. IV 260b.
Schifferoun 1589 Ib. XXI 22.
Scheuiring 1592 Ib. XXIV 355b.
Dowbill schewring gluiffis at viij s. the pair 1612 Ib. XLVII 132.
Schiffering glufis wrocht vpon the bak and thowme 1640 Household Bk. M. Stewart 39.
Ane pare shivrone gloofis for my laidy, 6 sh. 1643 Edinb. Test. LX 238b.
Almester schevrone gloves 1654–5 Thanes of Cawdor 312.
Shiveren

2. pl. Kid gloves. 1615 Edinb. Test. XLVIII 214.
Plaine weschin schevereines at aucht s. the pair Ib. 215.
Thretteine pair of ribben schivereines at aucht schillingis the peice 1638 Ib. LIX 33.
Aucht pair of singell quhyt scheveranes and ane pair double 1642 Old Ross-shire I 142.
ij pair of Inglische schifrones 1643 Edinb. Test. LX 237b.
Schevrones for men … womanes schevrenes … almester scheverones 1646–8 Thanes of Cawdor 306.
Shiveranes 1649 Edinb. Test. LXIV 256b.
Schifferinges 1654 Ib. LXVIII 39b.
Shiveringes 1663 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp in Misc. Maitl. C. II 502.
A paire of shiverines to my lord 1664 Ib. 508.
Schiverines 1674 Cunningham Diary 36.
4 pair of shivrons … £1 16 s. 1684 Oliphants 287.
Shivreins 1697 Foulis Acc. Bk. 205.
A pair shiverons for … the minister