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.

a dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany.

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.

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.

an erect perennial of eastern and southern U. S. (Asclepias tuberosa) having showy orange flowers.

A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by a woman at the back of the head.

A species of flea (Tunga penetrans, formerly Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger.

An old breed of tiny short-coated dogs with protruding eyes, originating in Mexico, believed to antedate Aztec civilization.

The goat antelope (Tragops Bennettii) of India. The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetraceros quadricornis).

To produce chilblains upon.

A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling of the feet or hands, produced by exposure to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.

To give birth; to produce young.

The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition.

The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in labor; parturition.

The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor.

The crowing noise made by children affected with spasm of the laryngeal muscles; false croup.

A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son, until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted; as, Childe Roland.

Furnished with a child.

The state of being a child; the time in which persons are children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty.

Bearing Children; (Fig.) productive; fruitful.

Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child.

In the manner of a child; in a trifling way; in a weak or foolish manner.

The state or quality of being childish; simplicity; harmlessness; weakness of intellect.

Destitute of chidren or offspring.

The state of being childless.

Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful.

Like a child.

The manner characteristic of a child.

pl. of Child.

The state or relation of being a child.

A native or resident of Chile; Chilian.

A kind of red pepper. See Capsicum

A thousand; the aggregate of a thousand things; especially, a period of a thousand years.

A plane figure of a thousand angles and sides.

A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces

Of or pertaining to Chili. A native or citizen of Chili.

The commander or chief of a thousand men.

A body consisting of a thousand men.

The millennium.

One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a millenarian.

Millenarian.

To become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while solidifying; as, some kinds of cast iron chill to a greater depth than others.

Hardened on the surface or edge by chilling; as, chilled iron; a chilled wheel.

See Chili.

A state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.

Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner.

Coolness; coldness; a chill.

Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.