a light informal conversation for social occasions.

A country in Eastern Asia.

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

See Quinaldine.

A native of China; a Chinese.

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.

See Chinquapin.

The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).

see chinch{2}.

A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis.

Parsimonious; niggardly.

Penuriousness.

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.

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

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

same as stingy.

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

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

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

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color.

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

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

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

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

See Quinodine.

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

See Quinoline.

See Quinone.

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.

Washington -- a nickname. See Chinook, n.

trousers made with chino cloth.

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.

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

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

resembling chintz or decorated with chintz.

a genus of shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World.

a genus of deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree.

Same as Chopine, n.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Lively; cheerful; talkative.

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

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

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

A ship's carpenter.

Gout in the hand.

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

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

Lively; cheerful; in good spirits.

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

Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing.

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

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.

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

Of or pertaining to chirography.

A chirographer; a writer or engrosser.

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

Relating to chirology.

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

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.

One who practices chiromancy.

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

Of or pertaining to chiromancy.

A chiromancer.

Relating to chironomy.

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

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

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

The art of treating diseases of the hands and feet.

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

a therapist who practics chiropractic.

any mammal belonging to the order chiroptera; a bat.

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.

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

A fortune teller.

A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect.

One who chirps, or is cheerful.

Cheering; enlivening.

In a chirping manner.

To coo, as a pigeon.

The act of chirping; a chirp.

Cheerful; joyous; chatty.

A surgeon.

Surgically.

Surgery.

Surgical

To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.

a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud.

one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe.

The capital city of Moldova. Population (2000) = 676,700.

The third month of the Jewish civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, occupying a part of November and a part of December; -- same as Kislev.

Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; -- said of a soil.

Chideth.

Familiar or trifling talk; prattle.

A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin.

The process of becoming chitinous.

Having the nature of chitin; consisting of, or containing, chitin.

small intestines of hogs prepared as food.

An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt.

a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast (Rhamnus purshianus or Rhamnus purshiana), whose bark is the cascara sagrada, used as a mild cathartic or laxative.

To chirp in a tremulous manner, as a bird.

The frill to the breast of a shirt, which when ironed out resembled the small entrails. See Chitterlings.

The smaller intestines of swine, etc., fried for food.

The axis deer of India.

Full of chits or sprouts.

A short letter or note; a written message or memorandum; a certificate given to a servant; a pass, or the like.

A cavalry raid; hence, a military expedition.

Relating to chivalry; knightly; chivalrous.

Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry; warlike; heroic; gallant; high-spirited; high-minded; magnanimous.

In a chivalrous manner; gallantly; magnanimously.

A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry.

a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.

Leggings.

A filament of a stamen.

A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc.

same as chivy.

To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to.