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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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Cheer′less-ness, n. p. 221State of being destitute of cheerfulness or comfort.Cheer'ly, a. p. 221Gay; cheerful; not gloomy.Cheer'ly, adv. p. 221In a cheerful manner; heartily; briskly. Shak.Cheer′up, v. t. p. 221To make cheerful; to enliven. [Colloq.] See CHIRRUP.Cheer'y, a. p. 221In good spirits; cheerful; lively. 2. Promoting, or tending to promote, cheerfulness. “A cheery bowl.” Gay.Cheese, n. p. 221The curd of milk, coagulated usually by rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed in a vat, hoop, or mold. 2. A mass of pomace or ground apples pressed together in the form of a cheese.Cheese'-cāke, n. p. 221A cake made of soft curds, sugar, and butter. Prior.Cheese'-lĕp, n. p. 221A bag used to keep the rennet for making cheese.Cheese'-mite, n. p. 221(Entom.) A minute wingless insect (Acarus siro) with eight legs, found in cheese.Cheese'-môn'ger, n. p. 221One who deals in or sells cheese. B. Jonson.Cheese'-prĕss, n. p. 221A press, or engine for pressing curd in the making of cheese. Gay.Cheese'-rên'net, n. p. 221(Bot.) A species of Galium (G. verum) sometimes put in milk intended for cheese, to give it color and flavor. Loudon.Cheese'-vāt, n. p. 221The vat or case in which curds are confined for pressing. Granville.Chee'sy, a. p. 221Having the nature, qualities, taste, or form of cheese.Cheet, v. i. p. 221To chatter or chirrup. Tennyson.Chee'tah, n. p. 221(Zoöl.) The hunting leopard (Felis jubata).Chef, n. p. 221A chief or head person. 2. The head-cook of a large establishment, as a club, a family, &c. Thackeray.Chef-d’œuvre′, n. p. 221A master-piece; a capital work in art, literature, &c.Chĕg're or Chĕg'ōe, n. p. 221See CHIGOE.Chei-rŏp'ter, n. p. 221(Zoöl.) One of the Cheiroptera.Chei-ròp'te-ră, n. pl. p. 221(Zoöl.) An order of mammalia having the limbs connected by a web, capable of being used in flying like wings. See BAT.Chei-rŏp'ter-oŭs, a. p. 221Belonging to the Cheiroptera.Chei'ro-thē'ri-ūm, n. p. 221(Geol.) An extinct animal whose footprints were broad like a hand. It is now referred to the genus Labyrinthodon. Dana.Che-kō'a, n. p. 221The Chinese porcelain clay.Chē'late, a. p. 221Same as CHELIFEROUS.Che-lif'er-oûs, a. p. 221Having cheliform appendages.Chel'i-form, a. p. 221Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasping, as in the hand or claw of a crab; pincer-like.Che-lō'ni-ä, n. pl. p. 221(Zoöl.) An order of reptiles, including the tortoise. See REPTILE. Dana.Che-lō'ni-an, n. p. 221(Zoöl.) One of the Chelonia.Che-lō'ni-an, a. p. 221Pertaining to, or designating, animals of the tortoise kind.Chē'ly or Chē'lā, n. p. 221A pincer-like claw, as in crabs. [Obs.]Chēm'ic or Chēm'ic-al, a. p. 221<br>1. Pertaining to chemistry. “Chemical nomenclature and notation.” Graham.<br>2. Resulting from the operation of the forces on which composition and decomposition, and related phenomena, depend…Chēm'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 221According to chemical principles; by chemical process or operation.Chēm'ie-al₂, n. pl. p. 222Substances used for producing chemical effects.Chēm'i-glȳph'ic, a. p. 222Engraved by means of a galvanic battery.Chemin-des-rondes, n. p. 222(Mil.) A beam from four to twelve feet wide, at the foot of the exterior slope in a permanent fortification. It is sometimes covered in front by a hedge, or a low wall, or small parapet of earth.…Che-mīse', n. p. 222A shift, or under-garment, worn by females. 2. A wall that lines the face of any work of earth.Chĕm'i-sĕtte', n. p. 222An under-garment, worn over the chemise.Chēm'ist, n. p. 222A person versed in chemistry; a professor of chemistry.Chēm'is-try, n. p. 222That branch of science which treats of the composition of substances, and of the changes which they undergo. Inorganic chemistry, that which treats of inorganic or mineral substances. — Organic…Che-nīlle', n. p. 222Tufted cord, of silk or worsted, used in ladies' dresses.Chēque, n. p. 222See CHECK.Chēq'uer, n. & v. p. 222See CHECKER.Chēq'uey, n. p. 222See CHECKY.Chēr'iff, n. p. 222The prince of Mecca; a high priest among the Mohammedans. [Written also sheriff.]Chēr'ish, v. t. p. 222To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to foster. “That love which thou hast vowed to cherish.” Shak. We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherished her children. 1 Thess.…Chēr'ish-er, n. p. 222One who cherishes; an encourager; a supporter. “The cherisher of my flesh and blood.” Shak.Chĕr'ish-ing-ly, adv. p. 222In an affectionate or cherishing manner.Chĕr'ish-ment, n. p. 222Encouragement; comfort. [Obs.] “Rich bounty and dear cherishment.” Spenser.Chēr'mēs, n. p. 222See KERMES.Che-rōōt', n. p. 222A kind of cigar, highly prized for the delicacy of its flavor, originally brought from Manilla, in the Philippine Islands.Chĕr'ry, n. p. 222(Bot.) (a.) The fruit of a species of Prunus (P. cerasus), of which there are many varieties. (b.) The tree which bears the fruit. 2. A cordial composed of cherry-juice and spirit, sweetened and…Chĕr'ry, a. p. 222Like a red cherry in color; red, ruddy, blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.Chĕr'ry-bounce', n. p. 222Cherry-brandy and sugar.Chĕr'ry-brăn-dy, n. p. 222Brandy in which cherries are steeped.Chĕr'ry-lau-rel, n. p. 222(Bot.) An evergreen shrub (Prunus lauro-cerasus) common in nurseries, the leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.Chĕr'ry-pĭt, n. p. 222A child's play, in which cherry-stones are thrown into a hole. Shak.Chĕr'ry-pĕp'per, n. p. 222(Bot.) A species of Capsicum (C. cerasiforme), whose fruit is small and shaped like a cherry. Loudon.Chĕr'ry-rūm', n. p. 222Rum in which cherries are steeped.Chĕr'ry-tree, n. p. 222A tree producing cherries, especially the common cultivated trees, and that which produces the black wild cherry, the wood of which is valued for cabinet-work.