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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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…Chām'ber, v. i. p. 215To reside in or occupy as a chamber. 2. To be wanton; to indulge in lewd or immodest behavior. [Obs.]Chām'ber, v. t. p. 215To shut up, as in a chamber. Shak.Chām'ber-coun'cil, n. p. 215A private or secret council. Shak.Chām'ber-coun'sel or Chām'ber-coun'sel-or, n. p. 215A counselor who gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does not advocate causes in court.Chām'bered, a. p. 215(Conch.) Divided into compartments by walls or partitions; as, a chambered shell. Buckland.Chām'ber-er, n. p. 215One who attends in a chamber; a chambermaid. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. One who intrigues, or indulges in wantonness. [Obs.] Shak.Chām'ber-fel'low, n. p. 215One who sleeps in the same chamber. Shak.Chăm'ber-hāng'ing, n. p. 215Tapestry or hangings for a chamber.Chām'ber-ing, n. p. 215Wanton, lewd, immodest behavior. [Obs.] Rom. xiii. 13.Chām'ber-lain, n. p. 215An attendant who has the charge of the chambers, as in a large house or hotel. Nares. 2. An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in…Chām'ber-lain-shĭp, n. p. 215The office of a chamberlain.Chām'ber-lȳe, n. p. 215Urine. Shak.Chām'ber-māid, n. p. 215A woman who has the care of chambers, making the beds, and cleaning the rooms, or who dresses a lady, and waits upon her in her apartment.Chām'ber-pŏt, n. p. 215A vessel used in bed-rooms.Chām'ber-prāc'tīce, n. p. 215(Law.) The practice of counselors at law, who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in court.Chăm'brel, n. p. 215The joint or bending at the middle of a horse's hind leg; the gambrel.Cha-mē'le-on, n. p. 215(Zoöl.) A lizard-like reptile of the genus Chamæleo. The skin is without scales, but is covered with fine granulations; the tail is prehensile, and the body is much compressed, giving it a high back.…Cha-mē'le-on-īze, v. t. p. 216To change into various colors.Chăm'fer, v. t. p. 216(Carp.) To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to channel; to flute. 2. To cut or grind in a sloping manner, as the edge of any thing originally right-angled; to bevel.Chām’fer or Chām’fret, n. p. 216(Carp.) A small gutter, or furrow, cut in wood, or other hard material; a groove. 2. A slope or bevel produced by cutting off the edge of any thing originally right-angled.Chăm’frain or Chăm’fron, n. p. 216(Anc. Armor.) The frontlet of a barded or armed horse, usually having a spike between the eyes. [Written also champ-frein.] Nares. Fosbroke.Chăm'let, n. p. 216See CAMLET.Chăm’ois, n. p. 216(Zoöl.) A species of antelope (Rupicapra Trag-us), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, &c. It possesses remarkable agility in ascending and descending difficult…Chăm'o-mīle, n. p. 216(Bot.) A plant of the genus Anthemis. See CAMOMILE.Chămp, v. t. p. 216To bite with repeated action of the teeth. “Foamed, and champed the golden bit.” Dryden. 2. To bite into small pieces; to crush; as, to champ up the pieces of a tobacco-pipe. Steele.