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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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Chŭmp, n. p. 229A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. Moxon.Chu-năm', n. p. 229Lime, or any thing made of it, as stucco, &c. [India.]Chŭnk, n. p. 229A short, thick piece of any thing. [Colloq. in U. S. and Prov. in Eng.]Chunk'y, a. p. 229Short and thick; as, a chunky boy. [U. S.] Kane.Church, n. p. 229A building set apart for Christian worship. ☞ “The title of church, which we with a fit reverence restrain to a Christian place of worship, was in earlier English not refused to the Jewish, or even…Chûrch, v. t. p. 229To unite with in publicly returning thanks in church after some signal deliverance, as from the dangers of childbirth.Chûrch'-āle, n. p. 229A periodical festival, like the wakes of many parishes, said by some to be in commemoration of the dedication of a church, at which much ale was used. Nares. Halliwell.Church'-bĕnch, n. p. 229The seat in the porch of a church.Chûrch'dôm, n. p. 229The government or authority of the church. Pearson.Church'-gō'ing, a. p. 229Habitually attending church. 2. Summoning to church. “The church-going bell.” Cowper.Chŭrch'ism, n. p. 229Undue attachment to the forms or principles of some church organization.Church'less, a. p. 229Without a church. T. Fuller.Church'li-ness, n. p. 229Regard for a universal church. Mercersburg Review.Chûrch'man, n. p. 229An ecclesiastic or clergyman; one who ministers in sacred things. 2. An Episcopalian, as distinguished from a Presbyterian or Congregationalist, &c. “A zealous churchman.” Macaulay.Church'man-ly, a. p. 229Pertaining to, or becoming, a churchman. Milman.Chûrch'man-shĭp, n. p. 229State of being a churchman, or of belonging to the established church.Church'-mōdes, n. pl. p. 229(Mus.) The modes or scales used in ancient music.Chûrch'-rāte, n. p. 229A tax levied on parishioners for the repairs or maintenance of the church and its services.Church'ship, n. p. 229Institution of the church. South.Chûrch'-wàrd'en, n. p. 229An officer whose duties respect the temporal or pecuniary interests of a church or parish.Church'-work, n. p. 229Work on, or in behalf of, a church. 2. Work carried on slowly. [Proverbial.]Church'y, a. p. 229Relating to a church; unduly fond of church forms.Chûrch'-yărd, n. p. 229The ground adjoining to a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery. “Like graves in the holy church-yard.” Shak.Chūrl, n. p. 229A rustic; a countryman or laborer. “One of the baser sort, which they call churls.” “The life of a peasant, or churl.” Spenser. 2. A rough, surly, ill-bred man. A churl’s courtesy rarely comes, but…Chûrl, a. p. 229Churlish. [Obs.] Ford.Chûrl'ish, a. p. 229Like a churl; rude; surly; illiberal; niggardly. “Churlish benefits.” Ld. Burleigh. “Churlish strife.” Cowper. 2. Wanting pliancy or softness; unmanageable; unyielding; as, the churlish and…Chūrl'ish-ly, adv. p. 229In a churlish manner; rudely; roughly.Chūrl'ish-ness, n. p. 229Rudeness of manners or temper; indisposition to kindness or courtesy.Chūrl'y, a. p. 229Rude; churlish. [Obs.] Quarles.Chūrme or Chirm, n. p. 229Clamor, or confused noise. [Obs.] “The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches.” Bacon.Chûrn, n. p. 229A vessel in which cream or milk is shaken or beaten in order to separate the butter from the other parts.Chūrn, v. t. p. 229To stir or agitate, as cream, in order to make butter. 2. To shake or agitate with violence. Froth fills his chaps; he sends a grunting sound. And part he churns, and part he foams the ground. Dryden.Chūrn, v. i. p. 229To agitate cream or milk for the purpose of separating the butter.Chŭrn'ing, n. p. 229The act of one who churns. 2. The quantity of butter made at one operation.Chūrn'-stäff, n. p. 229The staff or instrument used in churning.Chûrr'-worm, n. p. 229(Entom.) An insect that turns about nimbly;—called also fan-cricket. Johnson.Chuse, v. t. p. 229See CHOOSE.Chū'site, n. p. 229(Min.) A decomposed variety of chrysolite. Dana.Chūte, n. p. 229A rapid descent in a river. 2. An opening in a river-dam for the descent of logs, &c. 3. A framework or tube through which articles are made to slide from a higher to a lower level. Simmonds.Chy-lā'ceous, a. p. 230Belonging to chyle; consisting of chyle. Floyer.Chy-lā'que-oŭs, a. p. 230Consisting of chyle much diluted with water; — said of a liquid which forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals. Carpenter.Chyle, n. p. 230(Physiol.) A milky fluid, consisting of the fatty matter of food in a state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division, with the intestinal juices. It is absorbed by the lacteals, and conveyed into the…Chy'li-faē'tion, n. p. 230(Physiol.) The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies. Arbuthnot.Chy'li-fac'tive, a. p. 230Forming or changing into chyle; having the power to make chyle; chylific; chylificatory.Chy-lif'er-ous, a. p. 230Transmitting chyle; as, chyliferous vessels. Dunglison.Chyl-i-fi'le, a. p. 230Chylifactive.Chy·li·fi·ca'tion, n. p. 230Formation of chyle by the digestive processes.Chy-lif'ic-a-to-ry, a. p. 230Chylifactive.Chy'lo-po-ët'ic, a. p. 230Concerned in the formation of chyle; as, the chylopoetic organs. Arbuthnot.Chy'lous, a. p. 230Consisting of chyle, or partaking of it. Arbuthnot.Chyme, n. p. 230(Physiol.) The pulp formed by the food after it has been for some time in the stomach, mixed with the gastric secretions. It is separated into chyle and the excrementitious portion of the food.…Chym'ie or Chym'ist or Chym'is-try p. 230See CHEMICAL, CHEMIST, CHEMISTRY.Chym·i-fi-ca'tion, n. p. 230The process of becoming or of forming chyme.Chym'i-fy, v. t. p. 230To form into chyme.Chym'ous, a. p. 230Pertaining to chyme.Ci-bā'ri-ous, a. p. 230Pertaining to food; useful for food; edible. Johnson.Cib'ol, n. p. 230A sort of small onion. Mortimer.Cĭ-bō’rĭ-ŭm, n. p. 230(Arch.) An insulated, arched vault, resting on four pillars, as that over the high altar in a church. 2. (Rom. Cath. Church.) The coffer or case containing the host, or sacred wafer. Gwill.Ci-cā'dā, n. p. 230(Entom.) An insect of the order Hemiptera, having a long, stout body and wings, the latter usually membranous and transparent. The male has the power of making a shrill, grating sound, produced by…Ci-cē'ā'lă, n. p. 230A cicada. See CICADA. At eve a dry cicada sung. Tennyson.