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chablis noun A white wine made near Chablis, a town in France., a white wine resembling Chablis{1}, but made elsewhere, as in California.
chabouk noun Alt. of Chabuk
chafing p pr. & vb. noun of Chafe, The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing.
chafery verb t. An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before being wrought into bars.
chaffed imp. & past participle of Chaff
chaffer noun One who chaffs., Bargaining; merchandise., To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; to negotiate., To talk much and idly; to chatter., To buy or sell; to trade in., To exchange; to bandy, as words.
chagrin noun Vexation; mortification., To excite ill-humor in; to vex; to mortify; as, he was not a little chagrined., To be vexed or annoyed., Chagrined.
chained impast participle p. of Chain
chaired imp. & present participle of Chair
chalaza noun The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus., A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance which exists in the white of the bird’s egg, and serves to maintain the yolk in its position; the treadle.
chalaze noun Same as Chalaza.
chaldee adjective Of or pertaining to Chaldea., The language or dialect of the Chaldeans; eastern Aramaic, or the Aramaic used in Chaldea.
chalder noun A kind of bird; the oyster catcher.
chalice noun A cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
chalked imp. & past participle of Chalk
challis noun A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies’ dresses.
chamade noun A signal made for a parley by beat of a drum.
chamber noun A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers., Apartments in a lodging house., A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate chamber., A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of Commerce., A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as, the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the chamber of the eye., A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out of court., A chamber pot., That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from the rest of the bore; — formerly, in guns, made smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in breech-loading guns., A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to contain the powder., A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades., To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers., To be lascivious., To shut up, as in a chamber., To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun.
chameck noun A kind of spider monkey (Ateles chameck), having the thumbs rudimentary and without a nail.
chamfer noun The surface formed by cutting away the arris, or angle, formed by two faces of a piece of timber, stone, etc., To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to channel; to flute., To make a chamfer on.
chamlet noun See Camlet.
chamois noun A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and is a favorite object of chase., A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from sheepskin, etc.; — called also chamois leather, and chammy or shammy leather. See Shammy.
champed imp. & past participle of Champ
champer noun One who champs, or bites.
chamsin noun See Kamsin.
chanced imp. & past participle of Chance
chancel verb t. That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed., All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the line of the transept farthest from the main front.
chancre noun A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; — called also hard chancre, indurated chancre, and Hunterian chancre.
chandoo noun An extract or preparation of opium, used in China and India for smoking.
chandry noun Chandlery.
changed imp. & past participle of Change
changer noun One who changes or alters the form of anything., One who deals in or changes money., One apt to change; an inconstant person.
channel noun The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run., The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels., A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of lands; as, the British Channel., That through which anything passes; means of passing, conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to us by different channels., A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column., Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks., To form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels in; to groove., To course through or over, as in a channel.
chanson noun A song.
chanted imp. & past participle of Chant
chanter noun One who chants; a singer or songster., The chief singer of the chantry., The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See Bagpipe., The hedge sparrow.
chantor noun A chanter.
chantry noun An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and offering of prayers, commonly for the founder., A chapel or altar so endowed.
chaotic adjective Resembling chaos; confused.
chapped imp. & past participle of Chap
chapeux plural of Chapeau
chapeau noun A hat or covering for the head., A cap of maintenance. See Maintenance.
chaplet noun A garland or wreath to be worn on the head., A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads., A small molding, carved into beads, pearls, olives, etc., A chapelet. See Chapelet, 1., A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mold., A tuft of feathers on a peacock’s head., A small chapel or shrine., To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers.
chapmen plural of Chapman
chapman noun One who buys and sells; a merchant; a buyer or a seller., A peddler; a hawker.
chapter noun A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty chapters., An assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean., A community of canons or canonesses., A bishop’s council., A business meeting of any religious community., An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons., A meeting of certain organized societies or orders., A chapter house., A decretal epistle., A location or compartment., To divide into chapters, as a book., To correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter and verse.
charred imp. & past participle of Char
charact noun A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See Character.
charade noun A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations.
charbon noun A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated., A very contagious and fatal disease of sheep, horses, and cattle. See Maligmant pustule.
charged imp. & past participle of Charge
charger noun One who, or that which charges., An instrument for measuring or inserting a charge., A large dish., A horse for battle or parade.
charily adverb In a chary manner; carefully; cautiously; frugally.
chariot noun A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc., A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one seat., To convey in a chariot.
charism noun A miraculously given power, as of healing, speaking foreign languages without instruction, etc., attributed to some of the early Christians.
charity noun Love; universal benevolence; good will., Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions of others., Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity., Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness., A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support such an institution; as, Lady Margaret’s charity., Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions.
charked imp. & past participle of Chark
charmed imp. & past participle of Charm
charmel noun A fruitful field.
charmer noun One who charms, or has power to charm; one who uses the power of enchantment; a magician., One who delights and attracts the affections.
charnel adjective Containing the bodies of the dead., A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery.
charpie noun Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; — used for surgical dressings.
charqui noun Jerked beef; beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind and sun.
charras noun The gum resin of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Same as Churrus.
charted imp. & past participle of Chart
charter noun A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance., An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges., An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a lodge and defining its powers., A special privilege, immunity, or exemption., The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See Charter party, below., To establish by charter., To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See Charter party, under Charter, n.
chasing present participle & vb. noun of Chase, The art of ornamenting metal by means of chasing tools; also, a piece of ornamental work produced in this way.
chasmed adjective Having gaps or a chasm.
chassis noun A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward and forward. [See Gun carriage.]
chasten verb t. To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod., To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
chatted imp. & past participle of Chat
chateux plural of Chateau
chateau noun A castle or a fortress in France., A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor; a gentleman’s country seat; also, particularly, a royal residence; as, the chateau of the Louvre; the chateau of the Luxembourg.
chattel noun Any item of movable or immovable property except the freehold, or the things which are parcel of it. It is a more extensive term than goods or effects.
chatter verb i. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct., To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to jabber; to prate., To make a noise by rapid collisions., To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly., Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle., Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering.
chawing present participle & vb. noun of Chaw
cheapen verb t. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for., To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate.
cheaply adverb At a small price; at a low value; in a common or inferior manner.
cheated imp. & past participle of Cheat
cheater noun One who cheats., An escheator.
checked imp. & past participle of Check
checker verb t. One who checks., To mark with small squares like a checkerboard, as by crossing stripes of different colors., To variegate or diversify with different qualities, colors, scenes, or events; esp., to subject to frequent alternations of prosperity and adversity., A piece in the game of draughts or checkers., A pattern in checks; a single check., Checkerwork.
cheddar adjective Of or pertaining to, or made at, Cheddar, in England; as, Cheddar cheese.
cheeked adjective Having a cheek; — used in composition.
cheeped imp. & past participle of Cheep
cheered imp. & past participle of Cheer
cheerer noun One who cheers; one who, or that which, gladdens.
cheerly adjective Gay; cheerful., Cheerily.
cheerry adjective Cheerful; lively; gay; bright; pleasant; as, a cheery person.
cheetah noun A species of leopard (Cynaelurus jubatus) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is C. laneus.
chekmak noun A turkish fabric of silk and cotton, with gold thread interwoven.
chelate adjective Same as Cheliferous.
chelone noun A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order Scrophulariaceae, natives of North America; — called also snakehead, turtlehead, shellflower, etc.
chelura noun A genus of marine amphipod crustacea, which bore into and sometimes destroy timber.
chemise noun A shift, or undergarment, worn by women., A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.
chemism noun The force exerted between the atoms of elementary substance whereby they unite to form chemical compounds; chemical attaction; affinity; — sometimes used as a general expression for chemical activity or relationship.
chemist noun A person versed in chemistry or given to chemical investigation; an analyst; a maker or seller of chemicals or drugs.
chequer noun & verb Same as Checker.
cherish verb t. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid., To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.
chermes noun See Kermes.
cheroot noun A kind of cigar, originally brought from Mania, in the Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated tobacco.
cherubs plural of Cherub
chervil noun A plant (Anthriscus cerefolium) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads.
cheslip noun The wood louse.
chessel noun The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed.
chesses noun pl. The platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge.
chessil noun Gravel or pebbles.
chessom noun Mellow earth; mold.
chested imp. & past participle of Chest, Having (such) a chest; — in composition; as, broad-chested; narrow-chested.
chevage noun See Chiefage.
chevaux plural of Cheval, See Cheval.
cheviot noun A valuable breed of mountain sheep in Scotland, which takes its name from the Cheviot hills., A woolen fabric, for men’s clothing.
chevron noun One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of two broad bands of the width of the bar, issuing, respectively from the dexter and sinister bases of the field and conjoined at its center., A distinguishing mark, above the elbow, on the sleeve of a non-commissioned officer’s coat., A zigzag molding, or group of moldings, common in Norman architecture.
chewing present participle & vb. noun of Chew
chewink noun An american bird (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) of the Finch family, so called from its note; — called also towhee bunting and ground robin.
chiasma noun A commissure; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves.
chibbal noun See Cibol.
chibouk noun A Turkish pipe, usually with a mouthpiece of amber, a stem, four or five feet long and not pliant, of some valuable wood, and a bowl of baked clay.
chicane noun The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; — specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry., To use shifts, cavils, or artifices.
chiches plural of Chich
chicken noun A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl., A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden.
chicory noun A branching perennial plant (Cichorium Intybus) with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also cultivated for its roots and as a salad plant; succory; wild endive. See Endive., The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee.
chiefly adverb In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially., For the most part; mostly.
chierte noun Love; tender regard.
chignon noun A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by a woman at the back of the head.
chikara noun The goat antelope (Tragops Bennettii) of India., The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetraceros quadricornis).
childed imp. & past participle of Child, Furnished with a child.
childly adjective Having the character of a child; belonging, or appropriate, to a child., Like a child.
chiliad noun A thousand; the aggregate of a thousand things; especially, a period of a thousand years.
chilian adjective Of or pertaining to Chili., A native or citizen of Chili., Alt. of Chiliarch
chilled imp. & past participle of Chill, Hardened on the surface or edge by chilling; as, chilled iron; a chilled wheel., Having that cloudiness or dimness of surface that is called “blooming.”
chiloma noun The tumid upper lip of certain mammals, as of a camel.
chiming present participle & vb. noun of Chime
chimera noun A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon., A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author.
chimere noun The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached.
chimney noun A fireplace or hearth., That part of a building which contains the smoke flues; esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most cases extending through or above the roof of the building. Often used instead of chimney shaft., A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion., A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein.
chincha noun A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis.
chinche adjective Parsimonious; niggardly.
chinese adjective Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China., A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China., The language of China, which is monosyllabic.
chinked imp. & past participle of Chink
chinned adjective Having a chin; — used chiefly in compounds; as, short-chinned.
chinone noun See Quinone.
chinook noun One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called Flathead Indians., A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks, sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains, in Montana and the adjacent territory., A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States.
chinsed imp. & past participle of Chinse
chipped imp. & past participle of Chip
chipper verb i. To chirp or chirrup., Lively; cheerful; talkative.
chirped imp. & past participle of Chirp
chirper noun One who chirps, or is cheerful.
chirrup verb t. To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup., To chirp., The act of chirping; a chirp.
chisleu noun The ninth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of November with a part of December.
chisley adjective Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; — said of a soil.
chitter verb i. To chirp in a tremulous manner, as a bird., To shiver or chatter with cold.
chittra noun The axis deer of India.
chivied imp. & past participle of Chivy
chlamys noun A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient Greeks; a kind of cloak.
chloral noun A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol., Chloral hydrate.
chloric adjective Pertaining to, or obtained from, chlorine; — said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of five, or the next to its highest; as, chloric acid, HClO3.
chloro- A prefix denoting that chlorine is an ingredient in the substance named.
chocard noun The chough.
chocked imp. & past participle of Chock
chogset noun See Cunner.
choking present participle & vb. noun of Choke, That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation., Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion.
cholate noun A salt of cholic acid; as, sodium cholate.
choleic adjective Pertaining to, or obtained from, bile; as, choleic acid.
cholera noun One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the one commonly called Asiatic cholera.
choline noun See Neurine.
choltry noun A Hindoo caravansary.
chooser noun One who chooses; one who has the power or right of choosing; an elector.
chopped imp. & past participle of Chop
chopine noun A clog, or patten, having a very thick sole, or in some cases raised upon a stilt to a height of a foot or more.
chopper noun One who, or that which, chops.
choragi plural of Choragus
chorded imp. & past participle of Chord
chordal adjective Of or pertaining to a chord.
chordee noun A painful erection of the penis, usually with downward curvature, occurring in gonorrhea.
choring present participle & vb. noun of Chore
choreic adjective Of the nature of, or pertaining to, chorea; convulsive.
choreus noun Alt. of Choree
chorion noun The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the womb; also, the similar membrane investing many ova at certain stages of development., The true skin, or cutis., The outer membrane of seeds of plants.
chorist noun A singer in a choir; a chorister.
choroid adjective resembling the chorion; as, the choroid plexuses of the ventricles of the brain, and the choroid coat of the eyeball., The choroid coat of the eye. See Eye.
choused imp. & past participle of Chouse
chowder noun A dish made of fresh fish or clams, biscuit, onions, etc., stewed together., A seller of fish., To make a chowder of.
chowter verb t. To grumble or mutter like a froward child.
chrisom noun A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened., A child which died within a month after its baptism; — so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it.
chromic adjective Pertaining to, or obtained from, chromium; — said of the compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence.
chromid noun One of the Chromidae, a family of fresh-water fishes abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa. Some are valuable food fishes, as the bulti of the Nile.
chromos plural of Chromo
chronic adjective Relating to time; according to time., Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual.
chubbed adjective Chubby.
chucked imp. & past participle of Chuck, of Chuck
chuckle verb t. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck., To fondle; to cocker., A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision., To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
chummed impast participle p. of Chum
churchy adjective Relating to a church; unduly fond of church forms.
churned imp. & past participle of Churn
churrus noun A powerfully narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.
chutney noun Alt. of Chutnee
chutnee noun A warm or spicy condiment or pickle made in India, compounded of various vegetable substances, sweets, acids, etc.
chylify verb t. & i. To make chyle of; to be converted into chyle.
chylous adjective Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.
chymist Alt. of Chymistry
chymify verb t. To form into chyme.
chymous adjective Of or pertaining to chyme.