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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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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.Chăm'p, v. i. p. 216To bite frequently. “They began irefully to champ upon the bit.” Hooker.Chām'p or Chām'pe, n. p. 216(Arch.) The field or ground on which carving is raised. Oxf. Glos.Cham-pāigne', n. p. 216A kind of brisk, sparkling wine, from Champagne, in France.Cham-pāign′, n. p. 216A flat, open country. “[A] fair champaign, with less rivers inter-vained.” Milton. “Through Alpine vale or champaign wide.” Wordsworth. Cham-pāign′ (sham-pān′) (Synop., § 130), a. Characterized by…Cham-pāin', n. p. 216(Her.) A mark of dishonor in the coat of arms of one who has killed a prisoner of war after he has asked for quarter. It is also called point-champain.Chăm'p'er, n. p. 216One who champs, or bites.Chăm'per-tor, n. p. 216(Law.) One who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his own expense; in order to obtain a share of the gain.Chām’per-ty, n. p. 216(Law.) An agreement by a stranger, having otherwise no interest, with the plaintiff or defendant in a suit, to supply money, services, information, or evidence, by which to aid in maintaining and…Cham-pĭgn'on, n. p. 216(Bot.) A species of the edible mushroom (Psalliota campestris), often cultivated for the table. Loudon.Chăm'pi-on, n. p. 216One who engages in any contest; especially one who contends in behalf of another in single combat. “Champions of law and liberty.” Fisher Ames. A stouter champion never handled sword. Shak. 2. One…Chăm'pi-on, v. t. p. 216To challenge to a combat. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To furnish with a champion; to attend as champion. Championed or unchampioned, thou diest by the stake or fagot. H. Scott.Chăm'pi-on-ess, n. p. 216A female champion. Fairfax.Chăm'pi-on-ship, n. p. 216State of being a champion.Chance, n. p. 216The absence of any defined or recognized cause; fortuity; casualty. It is strictly and philosophically true in nature and reason, that there is no such thing as chance or accident; it being evident…Chȧnçe, v. i. p. 216To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation. If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee. Deut. xxii.Chȧnçe, a. p. 216Happening by chance; casual.Chȧnçe, adv. p. 216By chance; perchance.Chȧnçe'a-ble, a. p. 216Fortuitous; casual. [Obs.] The riches be chanceable unto us, but not unto God. Latimer.Chănce'a-bly, adv. p. 216By chance; casually.Chȧnçe'-cȯm'er, n. p. 216One who comes unexpectedly. Addison.Chȧnçe'ful, a. p. 216Hazardous. [Obs.] Spenser.