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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Chāin'-bōlt, n. p. 214(Naut.) A large bolt used to secure to a ship's side the links or dead-eyes through which the standing rigging is rove. Simmonds.Chāin'-bōnd, n. p. 214See BOND.Chāin'-brīdge, n. p. 214A bridge suspended on chains; a suspension bridge. Simmonds.Chāin'-cā'ble, n. p. 214A cable made of links of iron.Chāin'-găng, n. p. 214A gang or number of convicts chained together. Howitt.Chāin'less, a. p. 214Having no chain; not restrained or fettered. “The chainless mind.” Byron.Chāin'let, n. p. 214A small chain. The spurs and ringing chainlets sound. W. Scott.Chāin'-māil, n. p. 214A kind of armor made of interlaced rings, both flexible and strong. Fosbroke.Chāin'-mōld'ing or Chāin'-mōuld'ing, n. p. 214(Arch.) A form of molding in imitation of a chain; used in the Norman style. Gwilt.Chāin'-pŭmp, n. p. 214A pump consisting of an endless chain, equipped with a sufficient number of disks or buckets, passing upward through a wooden tube, and moving on two wheels, one above, the other below. It is moved…Chāin'-rūle, n. p. 214(Arith.) A theorem for solving numerical problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion, by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the consequent of each being the same as the…Chāin'-shot, n. p. 214(Mil.) Two balls, or half balls, connected by a chain, and used to cut down masts, or cut away shrouds and rigging.Cháin'-stitch, n. p. 214A kind of stitch in sewing, made by interlocking threads, so as to leave open spaces, like the links of a chain. Simmonds.Chāin'-tīm'ber, n. p. 214(Arch.) See BOND.Chāin'-wāles, n. pl. p. 214(Naut.) Pieces of plank bolted to the sides of a ship to spread the lower rigging. See CHANNELS.Chain'-wheel, n. p. 214(Mech.) An inversion of the chain-pump, by which it becomes a recipient of power.Chain'-work, n. p. 214Work consisting of threads, cords, and the like, linked together in the form of a chain, as lineal chaining or tambour-work, reticulation or net-work, &c.Châir, n. p. 214A movable seat with a back, intended for one person. 2. An official seat, as of a chief magistrate, a judge, a professor; a pulpit; hence, the office itself. The chair of a philosophical school.…Châir, v. t. p. 214To carry publicly in a chair in triumph;—applied to a candidate for office who has gained his election. [Eng.]Châir'man, n. p. 214(Legislative Bodies.) The presiding officer or speaker of an assembly, association, or company; particularly of a legislative house; also, the president or senior member of a committee. 2. One whose…Châir'man-shĭp, n. p. 214The office of a chairman or presiding officer of a meeting.Chāise, n. p. 215A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces. ItCha-lā's'ties, n. p. 215(Med.) A medicine proper for removing rigidity or stiffness of the parts of the body; an emollient. Dunglison.Cha-lā'zā or Cha-lā'ze', n. p. 215(Bot.) The place on a seed where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus. Gray.Chāl'ce-dŏn'ic, a. p. 215Pertaining to chalcedony.Chal-cēd’o-ny or Chāl’çe-do-ny, n. p. 215(Min.) An uncrystallized, translucent variety of quartz, having usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax. ☞ When chalcedony of different colors is arranged in stripes, or layers, it…Chal-cōg'ra-pher or Chal-cōg'ra-phist, n. p. 215An engraver on copper and brass.Chal-cōg'ra-phy, n. p. 215The act or art of engraving on copper or brass.Chal-dā'ic, a. p. 215Pertaining to Chaldea.Chal-dā'ic, n. p. 215The language or dialect of the Chaldeans.Chāl'da-īsm, n. p. 215An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect. Parkhurst.Chal-dē'an, n. p. 215A native or an inhabitant of Chaldea.Chal-dē'an, a. p. 215Of, or pertaining to, Chaldea; as, Chaldean shepherds.Chăl'dee or Chal-dee', a. p. 215Pertaining to Chaldea; Chaldaic; as, the Chaldee paraphrase, or Targum.Chăl'dee or Chal-dee', n. p. 215The language or dialect of the Chaldeans.Chăl'der, n. p. 215A dry measure, containing nearly eight imperial quarters of wheat or flour; for other grain, fruit, potatoes, &c., eleven and a half quarters. Simmonds.Chal-dēse', v. a. p. 215To injure by trickery. [Obs.] Butler.Chăl'dron, n. p. 215A dry measure formerly used for most goods sold by this kind of measure, but now entirely confined to coals, containing at London thirty-six bushels, or twenty-five and a half hundred weight. It…Çha-let', n. p. 215A mountain hut. Chalets are summer huts for the Swiss herdsmen. Wordsworth.Chăl'ice, n. p. 215A cup or bowl; especially a communion-cup.Chāl'iced, a. p. 215Having a cell or cup. “Chaliced flowers.” Shak.Chalk, n. p. 215(Min.) A soft, earthy, well-known substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, and having the same composition as common limestone. It occurs in Europe in extensive strata. Chalk or cretaceous period…Chalk, v. t. p. 215To rub with chalk; to mark with chalk. 2. To manure with chalk, as land. Mortimer. 3. To make white, as with chalk; to make pale; to bleach. [Obs. and rare.] Let a bleak paleness chalk the door.…Chalk'-cut/ter, n. p. 215A man who digs chalk.Chalk'-draw'ing, n. p. 215A drawing sketched and filled in with black or colored crayons. Simmonds.Chalk'i-ness, n. p. 215The state of being chalky.Chalk'-pit, n. p. 215A pit in which chalk is dug.Chalk'-stone, n. p. 215(Med.) A concretion in the hands and feet of persons violently affected by the gout, once supposed to be of a chalky nature, but composed chiefly of uric acid in combination with soda. Brande. 2. A…Chalk'y, a. p. 215Resembling chalk. 2. White with, or consisting of, chalk. Rowe. The chalky cliffs salute their longing eyes. Falconer. 3. Impregnated with chalk; as, chalky water.Chăl'lenge, n. p. 215An invitation to a contest of any kind. “A challenge to controversy.” Goldsmith. 2. The act of a sentry in questioning or demanding the countersign from those who appear at his post. 3. A calling…Chāl'lenge, v. t. p. 215To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to defy. “I challenge any man to make any pretence to power by right of fatherhood.” Locke. 2. To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense…Chāl'lenge-a-ble, a. p. 215Capable of being challenged, or called to an account. Sadler.Chāl'len-ger, n. p. 215One who challenges; one who invites to combat; one who defies. He would unhorse the lustiest challenger. Shak. 2. One who claims superiority; one who claims any thing as his right. Hooker. 3. (Law.)…Chāl'lis, n. p. 215An elegant, twilled, fine woolen fabric, used for ladies' dresses. [Written also chally.]Cha-ly̆b'e-an, a. p. 215Pertaining to steel well tempered. [Obs.] Milton.Cha-ly̆b'e-ate, a. p. 215Impregnated with some salt of iron; having a taste like that of iron; as, chalybeate springs.Cha-ly̆b'e-ate, n. p. 215Any water, liquor, or medicine, into which iron enters.Chăm, n. p. 215The sovereign prince of Tartary;—usually written khan.Cha-māde', n. p. 215(Mil.) The beat of a drum, or sound of a trumpet, inviting an enemy to a parley. They beat the chamade, and sent us carte blanche. Addison.Chām'ber, n. p. 215A retired room, especially an upper room, used for lodging, privacy, or study. “A bachelor life in chambers.” Thackeray. 2. A compartment or hollow, closed space; as, the chamber of a furnace; the…