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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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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.Cic'a-trīce, n. p. 230A scar, seam, or elevation remaining after a wound is healed; a cicatrix.Cic'a-tri'cle, n. p. 230The germinating or fetal point in the embryo of a seed or the yolk of an egg.Ci'e-a-tri'sive, a. p. 230Tending to promote the formation of a cicatrice.Cĭ-cā'trix, n. p. 230A scar; a cicatrice.Cic'a-tri'zant, n. p. 230(Med.) A medicine or application that promotes the healing of a sore or wound, or the formation of a cicatrice.Cĭc'a-tri-zā'tion, n. p. 230The process of healing or forming a cicatrice; or the state of being healed, cicatrized, or skinned over. Sharp.Cĭc'a-trīze, v. t. p. 230To heal and induce the formation of a cicatrice in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh. This opens an old wound and makes a new one. Would it were cicatrized! Massinger.Ci'ca-trize, v. i. p. 230To heal or be healed; to become covered with skin.Cic'e-ly, n. p. 230(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of different species, of the genera Myrrhis and Osmorrhiza.Ci'ce-rō'ne, n. p. 230One who shows strangers the curiosities of a place. Every glib and loquacious hireling who shows strangers about their picture galleries, palaces, or ruins, is termed by them [the Italians] a…Çĭç'e-rō'ni-an, a. p. 230Resembling Cicero in style or action.Çĭç'e-rō'ni-an-ĭsm, n. p. 230Imitation or resemblance of the style or action of Cicero; a Ciceronian phrase or expression. “Great study in Ciceronianism, the chief abuse of Oxford.” Sidney.Çĭch'o-rā'ceoŭs, a. p. 230Having the qualities of succory, or chiccory. Floyer.Çĭch'-pēă, n. p. 230A plant; chick-pea. Holland.Çi-çĭs'be-ĭsm, n. p. 230The state or conduct of a cicisbeo.Ci'cis-be'ō, n. p. 230The professed gallant of a married woman; a dangler about women. Smollett.Çi-cō'ni-ȧ, n. p. 230(Ornith.) A genus of wading birds, including the stork.Çĭc'ū-rāte, v. t. p. 230To reclaim from wildness; to tame. [Obs.] Browne.Çĭc'ū-rā'tion, n. p. 230The act of reclaiming from wildness. [Obs.] Ray.Çi-cū'tȧ, n. p. 230(Bot.) A genus of poisonous, umbelliferous plants, of which the C. virosa, or water-hemlock, of Europe, called also cow-bane, is best known. ☞ The name Cicuta is sometimes applied to Conium…Çĭd, n. p. 230Chief or commander;— a name given in Spanish literature to Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar, an illustrious champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century. 2. An epic poem of…Çī'der, n. p. 230A drink made from the juice of apples. ☞ The word was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor, except wine; but it is now appropriated to the juice of…Çī'der-brăn'dy, n. p. 230A kind of brandy distilled from cider.Çī'der-ĭst, n. p. 230A maker of cider. Mortimer.Çī'der-kĭn, n. p. 230A liquor made by adding water to the crushed mass of apples remaining after the juice is pressed out in the manufacture of cider. Ciderkin is made for common drinking, and supplies the place of small…Çi-de-vänt', a. p. 230Former; previous; as, a ci-devant governor.Çiērge, n. p. 230A wax candle used in religious rites.Çĭ-gär', n. p. 230A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.Çĭg'ar-ĕtte', n. p. 230A little cigar, a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.