An impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color.

Like chert; containing chert; flinty.

A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x.

Of or pertaining to cherubs; angelic.

The Hebrew plural of Cherub.. Cf. Seraphim.

A cherub.

A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket.

A plant (Anthriscus cerefolium) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads.

To choose

See Chasuble.

The wood louse.

A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus.

The wild service of Europe (Purus torminalis).

The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard.

The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed.

The platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge.

Gravel or pebbles.

A piece used in the game of chess.

Mellow earth; mold.

A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail.

Strife; contention; controversy.

Having (such) a chest; -- in composition; as, broad-chested; narrow-chested.

a davenport with upright armrests.

A variety of feldspar found in crystals in the county of Chester, Pennsylvania.

The chestnut tree.

Of or pertaining of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.

marked by a large or well-developed chest.

See Cheetah.

A measure of grain equal to 0.7218 of an imperial quarter, or 5.95 Winchester bushels.

See Chivachie.

See Chiefage.

A horse; hence, a support or frame.

A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc.

A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man.

See Cheval.

To come to an issue; to turn out; to succeed; as, to cheve well in a enterprise.

A hairlike envelope.

A river fish; the chub.

A variant of Chieftain.

Made of cheveril; pliant.

To make as pliable as kid leather.

The extreme end of the chancel or choir; properly the round or polygonal part.

A valuable breed of mountain sheep in Scotland, which takes its name from the Cheviot hills.

A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.

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.

Having a chevron; decorated with an ornamental figure of a zigzag from.

A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.

In the manner of a chevron; as, the field may be divided chevronwise.

A small ruminant of the family Tragulid/ a allied to the musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See Kanchil.

to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to; to chevy; -- same as chivy.

A cry used in hunting.

To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.

easy to cut or chew.

One who chews.

A kind of meat pie.

biting your food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow.

An american bird (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) of the Finch family, so called from its note; -- called also rufous-sided towhee, towhee, towhee bunting and ground robin.

A warlike tribe of indians, related to the blackfeet, formerly inhabiting the region of Wyoming, but now mostly on reservations in the Indian Territory. They are noted for their horsemanship.

Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the /gean Sea.

The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in color. The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect. Cf. Clair-obscur.

A painter who cares for and studies light and shade rather than color.

A commissure; an intersection or crossing of two tracts; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves.

of or pertaining to a chiasma.

An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence

A variety of andalusite; -- called also macle. The tessellated appearance of a cross section is due to the symmetrical arrangement of impurities in the crystal.

See Cibol.

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.

Original and in good taste or form; stylish; in current fashion, fashionable.

A red coloring matter. extracted from the Bignonia Chica, used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the skin.

A Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone platyceras), which has migrated into California.

To use shifts, cavils, or artifices.

One who uses chicanery.

Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry.

See Chicory.

The chick-pea.

See Chica.

A fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient wives, and which was therefore in very lean condition.

A leguminous plant (Lathyrus sativus), with broad flattened seeds which are sometimes used for food.

A chicken.

A sentimental motion picture that appeals particularly to women. See flick, n., movie.

A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the dwarf pea; the gram.

A chicken; a fowl; also, a trivial term of endearment for a child.

A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (Parus atricapillus), of North America; -- named from its note.

The American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus Hudsonius, formerly Sciurus Hudsonius); -- so called from its cry.

A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian) allied to the Choctaws. They formerly occupied the northern part of Alabama and Mississippi, but now live in the Indian Territory.

A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.

Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column.

Timid; fearful; cowardly; easily frightened.

a trifling sum of money.

a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear.

the far western U.S. counterpart of the red squirrel.

A small chick or chicken.

The name of several caryophyllaceous weeds, especially Stellaria media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds.

A chicken; -- used as a diminutive or pet name, especially in calling fowls.

A gumlike substance obtained from the bully tree (Mimusops globosa) and sometimes also from the naseberry or sapodilla (Sapota zapotilla). It is more plastic than caoutchouc and more elastic than gutta-percha, as an adulterant of which it is used in England. It is used largely in the United States in making chewing gum.

Var. of Chica.

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.

a handsome tree of central and eastern North America (Gymnocladus dioica) having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute.

A continuous noise or murmur.

One who chides or quarrels.

She who chides.

A female scold.

In a chiding or reproving manner.

Highest in office or rank; principal; head.

The office of chief justice.

A tribute by the head; a capitation tax.

First or foremost; chief; principal.

Without a chief or leader.

In the first place; principally; pre/minently; above; especially.

A small rent paid to the lord paramount.

A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.

The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain.

Love; tender regard.

An unlawful bargain; traffic in which money is exported as discount.

See Cheve, v. i.

A species of European warbler (Sylvia hippolais); -- called also chip-chap, and pettychaps.

Any merely ornamental adjunct of a woman's dress, as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.

One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.

a small tropical flea (Tunga penetrans, formerly Pulex penetrans); same as chigoe.