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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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Che-vāl'-glāss, n. p. 222A large mirror, mounted so as to swing in a frame; a dressing glass.Chēv'/a-liēr', n. p. 222A horseman; hence, a knight; a gallant young man. “Mount, chevaliers; to arms.” Shak. 2. A member of certain orders of knighthood.Chĕv'en, n. p. 222A river fish; the chub. Browne.Chĕv'er-īl, n. p. 222Soft leather made of kid skin. 2. A yielding disposition. Here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad. Shak.Chēv'er-il, a. p. 222Having pliability, as that of kid-skin. “A cheverile conscience and a searching wit.” Drayton.Chēv'er-ilize, v. t. p. 222To make as pliable as kid-leather. Mountagu.Chēv'i-sānçe, n. p. 222Achievement; deed; performance; enterprise accomplished. [Obs.] “Fortune, the foe of famous chevisance.” Spenser. 2. (Law.) (a.) A making of contracts; a bargain. (b.) An unlawful agreement or…Chev-rètte’, n. p. 222(Mil.) An engine for raising guns or mortars into their carriages. Simmonds.Chēv'ron, n. p. 222[Fr., rafter, chevron, Pr. cabrion, cabiron, Sp. cabrion, caviron, cabrio, equivalent to Lat. capriolus, a piece of timber which supports something, from caper, goat. 1. (Her.) An honorable ordinary…Chēv'roned, a. p. 223Having a chevron, or ornamental figure of a zigzag form. [A garment] whose nether parts, with their bases, were of watchet cloth of silver, chevronedChĕv'ron-el, n. p. 223A small chevron.Chēv'-ro-tāin', n. p. 223(Zoöl.) A species of the genus Moschus, related to the deer, but having no horns, and otherwise peculiar. It is small, light, and graceful, and lives in the mountains of Asia, from the Altai to Java.…Chēv'y, v. t. p. 223To shake or force with a shivering motion. “One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in the storm for ten minutes.” Lond. Times.Chew, v. t. p. 223To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate. 2. To ruminate mentally; to meditate. He chews revenge, abjuring his offense. Prior.Chew, v. t. p. 223To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate. Old politicians chew on wisdom past. Pope.Chew, n. p. 223That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud. [Low.]Chew'et, n. p. 223A kind of pie made of chopped substances. [Obs.]Chē'wĭnk, n. p. 223The ground-robin; — so called from its peculiar note. [U. S.] Bartlett.Chī'an, a. p. 223(Geog.) Pertaining to Chios, an island in the Ægean Sea, or Grecian Archipelago. Chian earth, a medicinal, dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.Chē-ăl'o-ōs-cu'ro or Chē-ăl'-os-cu'ro p. 223Same as CLARE-OBSCURE, q. v.Chī-ăs'to-līte, n. p. 223(Min.) Same as ANDALUSITE, q. v.Chĭb'bal, n. p. 223A small sort of onion. [Written also chibbol.] Beaumont.Chĭ-bouque' or Chĭ-bouk' p. 223Chĭ-bouk' (chĭ-bo͝ok'), n. [Turkish.] A Turkish tobacco-pipe, usually with a mouth-piece of amber, a stem of some valuable wood, and the bowl of baked clay.Chĭ'cȧ, n. p. 223A red coloring matter, extracted from the Bignonia chica, used by some of the tribes of North American Indians to stain the skin. 2. A fermented liquor or beer made of maize, &c., by the natives of…Chi-cāne', n. p. 223An artful subterfuge, or trick, designed to lead away from the merits of a case or question;—specifically applied to legal proceedings; shift; cavil; sophistry. “To shuffle from them by chicane.”…Chi-cāne', v. t. p. 223To use shifts, cavils, or artifices. Burke.Chi-cān'er, n. p. 223One who uses shifts, evasions, or undue artifices, in litigation or disputes; a caviler; an unfair disputant. Locke.Chi-cān'er-y, n. p. 223Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sophistry. “Irritated by perpetual chicanery.” Hallam. Syn. — Trick; sophistry; quibble; fetch; stratagem.Chīc'eo-ry, n. p. 223(Bot.) A plant of the genus Cichorium, or succory. C. Intybus, or wild chicory, is extensively cultivated and used for adulterating coffee, the roots being dried, roasted, and ground with the…Chich, n. p. 223A dwarf pea; the chick-pea.Chĭch'ling or Chĭch'ling-vētch, n. p. 223(Bot.) A vetch or pea, of the genus Lathyrus, sometimes used for food. Miller.Chĭck, v. i. p. 223To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate. Chalmers.Chĭck or Chĭck'en, n. p. 223The young of fowls, particularly of the domestic hen. 2. A young person; — used as a term of endearment. Shak.Chick'a-bid'dy, n. p. 223A chicken. [Trivial. U. S.]Chick'a-dee', n. p. 223(Ornith.) A bird, the black-cap titmouse (Parus atricapillus), of North America; — named from its note. Audubon.Chĭck'a-ree', n. p. 223The American red squirrel, the Sciurus Hudsonius. Bartlett.Chick'en-heärt'ed, a. p. 223Timid; fearful; cowardly.Chick'en-pŏx, n. p. 223(Med.) A mild, contagious, eruptive disease, generally attacking children only.Chick'ling, n. p. 223A small chick or chicken.Chick'-pēa, n. p. 223A species of the genus Cicer (C. arietinum), cultivated in the south of Europe, and used as lentils are. It is smaller than the common pea, and hence called also dwarf-pea. London.Chick'-weed, n. p. 223(Bot.) A species of insignificant weeds of the genera Montia, Alsine, and Stellaria; especially S. media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds, as finches. Loudon.Chide, v. t. p. 223To rebuke; to reproach; to blame. “Upbraided, chid, and rated at.” Shak. To chide from, or chide away, to drive away by scolding or reproof. Syn.—To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach…Chide, v. i. p. 223To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. Wherefore the people did chide with Moses. Ex. xvii. 2. 2. To make a rough, clamorous, roaring noise. “As doth a…Chide, n. p. 223A gentle noise or murmur. [Rare.] “The chide of streams.” Thomson.Chid'er, n. p. 223One who chides, clamors, reproves, or rebukes.Chid'er-ess, n. p. 223She who chides. [Obs.] Chaucer.Chid'ing-ly, adv. p. 223In a chiding or reproving manner.Chiēf, a. p. 223Highest in office or rank; headmost; as, a chief priest. Among the chief rulers also many believed on him. John xii. 42. 2. Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished…Chiēf, n. p. 223The head or leader of any band or community; a commander. 2. The principal or most important person or thing. 3. (Her.) The upper part of the escutcheon, divided into three points, dexter, middle…Chiēf, adv. p. 223Chiefly. [Rare.] Thomson.Chiēf'aġe, n. p. 223A tribute by the head. [Written also chevage.] [Obs.]Chief'-bâr'on, n. p. 223(Eng. Law.) The presiding judge of the court of exchequer.Chief'dóm, n. p. 223Sovereignty. [Obs.] Spenser.Chief'ess, n. p. 223A female chief. [Rare.]Chief'-jûs'tice, n. p. 223The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court.Chief'-jūs/tice-ship, n. p. 223The office of chief-justice. Story.Chiēf'less, a. p. 223Without a chief or leader. Pope.Chiēf'ly, adv. p. 223In the first place; principally; eminently; above all. Search through this garden, leave unsearched no nook, But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge. Milton. 2. For the most part; mostly.…Chiēf'rie, n. p. 223A small rent paid to the lord paramount. [Obs.] Swift.Chiëf'tain p. 223m. [O. Fr. chieftaine, chiefretain, chefetain, chefetaine, chefvetain, chevetain, chevetaine; N. Fr. capitaine, Fr. capitani, L. Lat. capitaneus, from O. Fr. chef, chief, Lat. caput, head. Cf.…