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Chiliast

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

Chill

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

Chilled

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

Chilliness

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

Chilling

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

Chilly

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

Chilognatha

One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender legs, which are attached ventrally, near together.

Chiloma

The tumid upper lip of certain mammals, as of a camel.

Chilopod

A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.

Chilopoda

One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipedes. They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous, very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot.

Chilostomata Chilostoma

An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells.

Chimaera

A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the order Chimaeriformes of the class Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a point.

Chime

To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.

Chimera

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.

Chimere

The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached.

Chimerical

Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; having, or capable of having, no existence except in thought; as, chimerical projects.

Chiminage

A toll for passage through a forest.

Chimney-breast

The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built; -- commonly applied to its projection in the inside of a building only.

chimneypiece Chimney-piece

A decorative construction around the opening of a fireplace; also, the shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; mantlepiece.

chimneypot

a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft.

chimneystack

the part of the chimney that is above the roof; it usually has several flues.

Chimonanthus

a small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet.

Chimpanzee

An african ape (Pan troglodytes, formerly Anthropithecus troglodytes, or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. It is the most intelligent of non-human animals, and when full grown, it is from three to four feet high. A variant called the pygmy chimpanzee, or bonobo, has been recently recognized as a separate species.

Chin

The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.

chin-up

an arm exercise performed by pulling oneself up on a horizontal bar until the chin is level with or above the bar.

China

A country in Eastern Asia.

chinaberry

an evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans.

chinaware China ware

dishes made of china; porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general.

Chinch

The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).

Chincha

A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis.

Chinchilla

A small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili.

Chinchillidae

a natural family of small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents.

chinchillon

a gregarious burrowing rodent (Lagostomus maximus) larger than the chinchillas.

Chine

To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.

Chined

Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; -- used in composition.

Chinese

A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China.

Chink

To make a slight, sharp, metallic sound, as by the collision of little pieces of money, or other small sonorous bodies.

Chinky

Full of chinks or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts.

Chinned

Having a chin; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, short-chinned.

chino

a coarse, tough, twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms or sports clothes.

Chinoiserie

Chinese conduct, art, decoration, or the like; also, a specimen of Chinese manners, art, decoration, etc.

Chinook

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.

chinos

trousers made with chino cloth.

Chinquapin

A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat.

Chinse

To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel , the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.

Chintz

Cotton cloth, printed with flowers and other devices, in a number of different colors, and often glazed.

chintzy

resembling chintz or decorated with chintz.

Chiococca

a genus of shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World.

Chionanthus

a genus of deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree.

Chip

A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.

chipboard

a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin.

Chipmunk

A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus.

chipped

having a small piece broken off; as, a chipped tooth.

Chippendale

Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century. Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation, sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper specimens, separately and glued on. In the more elaborate pieces three types are recognized: French Chippendale, having much detail, like Louis Quatorze and Louis Quinze; Chinese Chippendale, marked by latticework and pagodalike pediments; and Gothic Chippendale, attempting to adapt medieval details. The forms, as of the cabriole and chairbacks, often resemble Queen Anne. In chairs, the seat is widened at the front, and the back toward the top widened and bent backward, except in Chinese Chippendale, in which the backs are usually rectangular.

Chipper

Lively; cheerful; talkative.

Chippeways

A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the northern and western shores of Lake Superior; -- called also Objibways.

Chipping

A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.

Chippy

A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and chipping sparrow, from its simple note.

Chiragrical

Having the gout in the hand, or subject to that disease.

Chiretta

A plant (Agathotes Chirayta) found in Northern India, having medicinal properties to the gentian, and esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.

Chirk

Lively; cheerful; in good spirits.

Chirm

To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird.

Chirognomy

The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.

Chirograph

A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party. The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot of the fine.

Chirographer

One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing.

Chirography

The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography.

Chirogymnast

A mechanical contrivance for exercising the fingers of a pianist.

Chirologist

One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers.

Chirology

The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy.

Chiromancy

The art or practice of foretelling events, or of telling the fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the hand; palmistry.

Chironomy

The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime; gesture

Chiroplast

An instrument to guid the hands and fingers of pupils in playing on the piano, etc.

Chiropodist

One who treats diseases of the hands and feet; especially, one who removes corns and bunions.

Chiropody

The art of treating diseases of the hands and feet.

chiropractic

a method of medical treatment that manipulates body structures, especially the spine, in the belief that it restores proper nerve functioning.

chiropter

any mammal belonging to the order chiroptera; a bat.

chiroptera

an ancient order of mammalia dating to the early Eocene, including the bats. They are nocturnal mouselike mammals having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web, so that they form membranous wings that can be used in flying. They also have anatomical adaptations, including large ears, for echolocation, by which they navigate and in some cases find insects. The order includes the suborders Megachiroptera (the fruit bats) and Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats). See Bat. Previously spelled cheiroptera.

chiropteran

nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.

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