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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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Chōke'-dămp, n. p. 226Carbonic acid gas accumulated in wells, mines, &c.;— so called because often destructive of life by preventing the respiration of air.Chō'kee-dār', n. p. 226(a.) A watchman, as of a house, or public building. (b.) A custom-house officer. [India.]Chōke'-ful, a. p. 226Full as possible; quite full; full to choking. See CHOCK-FULL.Chōke'-peār, n. p. 226A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the parts of the mouth. 2. An aspersion or sarcasm by which a person is put to silence. [Low.]Chōk'er, n. p. 226He who, or that which, chokes or puts to silence. 2. That which can not be answered. Johnson. 3. A neck-cloth or collar. [Vulgar.]Chōke'-weed, n. p. 226(Bot.) A plant of different species, so called from its effects in choking the growth of other plants, or in producing a choking sensation when in any way taken into the human system.Chōk'y, a. p. 226Tending to suffocate, or having power to suffocate.Chŏl'a-gōgue, n. p. 226(Med.) A cathartic reputed to promote evacuations of the bile. [Obs.]Chō'late, n. p. 226(Chem.) A salt composed of cholic acid and a base; as, cholate of soda. Gregory.Chōl'e-dōg'ra-phy, n. p. 226(Med.) A description of what relates to the bile. Dunglison.Chōl'e-dōl'o-g'y, n. p. 226(Med.) A treatise on the bile, or biliary organs. Dunglison.Cho-lē'ic, a. p. 226(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, bile; as, choleic acid.Chōl'er, n. p. 226The bile;—formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility. 2. Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath. He is rash and very sudden in choler. Shak.Chōl'e-rā, n. p. 226(Med.) A disease characterized by vomiting and purging, as the essential symptoms, and also by griping and spasms in the legs and arms. Cholera asphyxia, the more malignant form of this disease…Chōl'er-ic, a. p. 226Abounding with choler, or bile. Dryden. 2. Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger. 3. Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. “Choleric speech.” Raleigh.Chŏl'er-ie-ly, adv. p. 226In a choleric manner; angrily.Chōl'er-ie-ness, n. p. 226Irascibility; anger; peevishness. [Obs.]Chōl'e-rīne, n. p. 226(Med.) (a.) The precursory symptoms of cholera. (b.) The first stage of epidemic cholera. Dunglison.Cho-lēs'ter-ic or Chō'les-tēr'ic, a. p. 226Pertaining to cholesterine, or obtained from it; as, cholesteric acid. Ure.Cho-lēs’ter-ine, n. p. 226(Chem.) A fatty substance, resembling spermaceti, found in the bile and biliary concretions. Gregory.Chō'li-ămb or Chō'li-ăm'bic, n. p. 226(Pros.) A sort of verse having an iambic foot in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last.Chōl'try, n. p. 226A Hindoo caravansera, or inn.Chō'mer, n. p. 226A Hebrew measure. See HOMER.Chŏmp, v. i. p. 226To chew greedily; to champ. [Prov. Eng. and U. S.] Halliwell. Bartlett.Chōn'drīne, n. p. 226(Chem.) A substance, similar to gelatine, produced by the action of boiling water on cartilage.Chŏn'dro-dīte, n. p. 226(Min.) A light-yellow, brittle mineral, occurring disseminated through crystalline limestone, as in New Jersey, and Orange county, New York. Regular crystals can rarely be distinguished. It is…Chōn'droid, a. p. 226Resembling cartilage.Chon-drōl'o-g'y, n. p. 226(Med.) A treatise on cartilages. Dunglison.Chon-drōm'e-ter, n. p. 226A small kind of steelyard for weighing grain.Chon-drōp'ter-ŷg'i-an, n. p. 226(Ichth.) One of an order of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins and skeleton; as the sturgeon, shark, &c. Cuvier.Chon-drŏp'ter-ŷg'i-an, a. p. 226Having a cartilaginous skeleton.Chon-drōt'o-my, n. p. 226(Anat.) The dissection of cartilages. Dunglison.Chōōse, v. t. p. 226To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more things offered; to elect. “Chose me for a humble friend.” Pope. Syn.—To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow.—To CHOOSE…Chōōse, v. i. p. 227To make a selection; to prefer. They had only to choose between implicit obedience and open rebellion. Prescott. 2. To exercise the power of choice; to choose otherwise. “I can not choose but pity…Chōōs'er, n. p. 227One who chooses; one who has the power or right of choosing; an elector. "A power of superseding the choosers." Burke.Chōos'ing-ly, adv. p. 227In the way of choice; by choice; voluntarily.Chŏp, v. t. p. 227To cut into pieces; to mince; — often with up. 2. To sever or separate by one or more blows; to divide; — usually with off. Chop off your hand, and send it to the king. Shak. 3. To seize or devour…Chŏp, v. i. p. 227To come upon or seize suddenly, as if at a stroke or blow; to strike. Out of greediness to get both, he chops at the shadow, and loses the substance. L'Estrange. 2. To cut off another's discourse by…Chŏp, v. t. p. 227To conduct a process of barter or exchange; to put one thing in the place of another; to exchange; as, to chop bargains. We go on chopping and changing our friends. L'Estrange. 2. To give back and…Chŏp, v. i. p. 227To wrangle; to altercate. Let not the counsel chop with the judge. Bacon.Chŏp, v. t. & i. p. 227See CHAP.Chŏp, n. p. 227The act of chopping; a stroke. Believe them at the first chop, whatsoever they say. Tyndall. 2. A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat. 3. A crack or cleft. See CHAP. 4. The…Chŏp, n. p. 227Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. 2. A permit or clearance. Chop of tea, a number of boxes of the same make and quality of leaf. — Grand chop, a ship’s port clearance. S. W. Williams.Chŏp'-bōat, n. p. 227A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods. [China.] S. W. Williams.Chŏp'-chŭrch, n. p. 227An exchange or an exchanger of benefices. [Slang.]Chŏp'-fal'len, a. p. 227Dejected; dispirited.Chŏp'-house, n. p. 227A house where chops, &c., are sold; an eating-house of a lower class. “The freedom of a chop-house.” W. Irving. 2. A custom-house where transient duties are levied. [China.] S. W. Williams.Chŏp'in, n. p. 227A liquid measure used before the adoption of the present system of weights and measures; it contained about half an English pint; sometimes used also as a dry measure. [France.] 2. A measure…Chŏp'ness, n. p. 227A kind of spade.Chŏp'per, n. p. 227One who, or that which, chops.Chŏp'ping, a. p. 227Stout or plump; large. 2. Shifting or changing suddenly; coming from different directions. “A short, chopping sea.” Cook.Chŏp'ping, n. p. 227A high-heeled shoe, formerly worn by ladies; a chopin. 2. A cutting; a mincing.Chŏp'ping-blŏck, n. p. 227A block on which any thing is laid to be chopped.Chŏp'ping-knife, n. p. 227A knife for chopping or mincing meat.Chŏp'py, a. p. 227Full of clefts or cracks. Shak.Chŏps, n. pl. p. 227See CHOP, n., No. 4.Chōp'stick, n. p. 227One of two small sticks of wood, ivory, &c., held by the Chinese between the thumb and fingers, and used to convey food to the mouth.Cho-rāg'ic, a. p. 227Pertaining, or belonging to, or in honor of, a choragus; as, the choragic monument of Lysicrates, at Athens.Cho-rŭ'gus, n. p. 227(Gr. Antiq.) One who superintended a musical or theatrical entertainment, and provided a chorus at his own expense.Chō'ral, a. p. 227Belonging to a choir; sung in chorus; as, choral symphonies.