Chis"el(?), n.[OF. chisel, F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. Cf. Scissors.]A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer. 1913 Webster]
Cold chisel. See under Cold, a. 1913 Webster]
Chis"el, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Chiseled(?), or Chiselled (p. pr. & vb. n. Chiseling, or Chiselling.][Cf. F. ciseler.]1.To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue. 1913 Webster]
2.To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
chiseler, chisellern.1.a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud. Syn. -- swindler, chiseler, gouger, sharper, sharpie, sharpy. WordNet 1.5]
Chishonan.one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe. WordNet 1.5]
Chisinauprop. n.(Geography)The capital city of Moldova. Population (2000) = 676,700. PJC]
Chis"lev(k, n.[Heb.]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. Syn. -- Kislev. WordNet 1.5]
Chis"ley(ch, a.[AS. ceosel gravel or sand. Cf. Chessom.]Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; -- said of a soil.Gardner. 1913 Webster]
Chit(ch, n.[Cf. AS. c\'c6 shoot, sprig, from the same root as c\'c6nan to yawn. See Chink a cleft.]1.The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes. 1913 Webster]
2.A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. 1913 Webster]
A little chit of a woman.Thackeray. 1913 Webster]
3.An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
4.A small tool used in cleaving laths.Knight. 1913 Webster]
{ Chit, Chit"ty(?) }, n.[Hind. chi.]1.A short letter or note; a written message or memorandum; a certificate given to a servant; a pass, or the like. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club. [India, China, etc.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chit, v. i.To shoot out; to sprout. 1913 Webster]
I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth.Mortimer. 1913 Webster]
Chit, 3d pers. sing. of Chide. Chideth. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Chit"chat(?), n.[From Chat, by way of reduplication.]Familiar or trifling talk; prattle. 1913 Webster]
Chi"tin(?), n.[See Chiton.](Chem.)A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin. 1913 Webster]
Chi`ti*ni*za"tion(?), n.The process of becoming chitinous. 1913 Webster]
Chi"ti*nous(?), a.Having the nature of chitin; consisting of, or containing, chitin. 1913 Webster]
chitlings, chitlinsn.1.small intestines of hogs prepared as food. Syn. -- chitterlings. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Chi"ton(?), n.[Gr. 1.An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt. 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)One of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See Polyplacophora. 1913 Webster]
chittamwoodn.1.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. Syn. -- cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus. WordNet 1.5]
2.a deciduous tree of SE U.S. and Mexico. Syn. -- false buckthorn, chittimwood, shittimwood, black haw, Bumelia lanuginosa. WordNet 1.5]
3.a shrubby tree of southern U.S. (Cotinus obovatus) having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke; -- called also American smoke tree. Syn. -- American smokewood, Cotinus americanus, Cotinus obovatus. WordNet 1.5]
Chit"ter(?), v. i.[Cf. Chatter.]1.To chirp in a tremulous manner, as a bird. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.To shiver or chatter with cold. [Scot.] Burns. 1913 Webster]
Chit"ter*ling(?), n.The frill to the breast of a shirt, which when ironed out resembled the small entrails. See Chitterlings. [Obs.] Gascoigne. 1913 Webster]
Chit"ter*lings(?), n. pl.[Cf. AS. cwi\'ed womb, Icel. kvi\'eb, Goth. qi\'edus, belly, womb, stomach, G. kutteln chitterlings.](Cookery)The smaller intestines of swine, etc., fried for food. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chit"tra(?), n.[Native Indian name.](Zo\'94l.)The axis deer of India. 1913 Webster]
Chit"ty(?), a.1.Full of chits or sprouts. 1913 Webster]
2.Childish; like a babe. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Chiv"a*chie`(?), n.[OF. chevauchie, chevauch\'82e; of the same origin as E. cavalcade.]A cavalry raid; hence, a military expedition. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Chiv"al*ric(?), a.[See Chivalry.]Relating to chivalry; knightly; chivalrous. 1913 Webster]
Chiv"al*rous(?), a.[OF. chevalerus, chevalereus, fr. chevalier. See Chivalry.]Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry; warlike; heroic; gallant; high-spirited; high-minded; magnanimous. 1913 Webster]
In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Chiv"al*rous*ly, adv.In a chivalrous manner; gallantly; magnanimously. 1913 Webster]
Chiv"al*ry(?), n.[F. chevalerie, fr. chevalier knight, OF., horseman. See Chevalier, and cf. Cavalry.]1.A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry. \'bdHis Memphian chivalry.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
By his light chivalry of England move, Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc. 1913 Webster]
The glory of our Troy this day doth lie chivalry.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.(Eng. Law)A tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by the condition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to his lord. 1913 Webster]
5.Exploit. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Court of chivalry, a court formerly held before the lord high constable and earl marshal of England as judges, having cognizance of contracts and other matters relating to deeds of arms and war.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
chivareen.a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple. Syn. -- shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump. WordNet 1.5]
Chive(?), n.(Bot.)A filament of a stamen. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
chive, chives(?), n.[F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa, onion. Cf. Cives, Cibol.](Bot.)A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc.[Written also cive.] Syn. -- chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum. 1913 Webster]
2.the bulbous herb Allium Schoenoprasum used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning. WordNet 1.5]
chivvyv.same as chivy.[Also spelled chivy, chevy, and chevvy.] Syn. -- harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. WordNet 1.5]
Chiv"y(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Chivied(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chivying.][Cf. Chevy.]To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. [Slang, Eng.] [Also spelled chivvy, chevy, and chevvy.]Dickens. Syn. -- harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Chlam"y*date(?), a.[L. chlamydatus dressed in a military cloak. See Chlamys.](Zo\'94l.)Having a mantle; -- applied to certain gastropods. 1913 Webster]
chlamydian.a coccoid rickettsia which may infect birds and mammals; it causes infections of eyes and lungs and the genitourinary tract. WordNet 1.5]
Chlamydiaceaen.a natural family of gram-negative bacteria which are parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates. Syn. -- family Chlamydiaceae. WordNet 1.5]
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Chlamydomonadaceaen.a natural family of green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome. Syn. -- family Chlamydomonadaceae. WordNet 1.5]
Chlamydomonasn.the type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; they are solitary biflagellated plantlike algae common in fresh water and damp soil. They multiply freely and are often a pest around filtration plants. Syn. -- genus Chlamydomonas. WordNet 1.5]
Chlamydosaurusn.a genus of frilled lizards. Syn. -- genus Chlamydosaurus. WordNet 1.5]
Chlam"y*phore(?), n.[Gr. fe`rein to bear.](Zo\'94l.)A small South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus, and Chlamyphorus retusus) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chla"mys(?), n.; pl. E. Chlamyses(#), L. Chlamydes(#).[L., from Gr. A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient Greeks; a kind of cloak. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chlo*as"ma(?), n.[Gr. (Med.)A cutaneous affection characterized by yellow or yellowish brown pigmented spots. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"ral(?), n.[Chlorine + alcohol.]1.(Chem.)A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol. 1913 Webster]
2.(Med.)Chloral hydrate. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"ral*am`ide(?), n.[Chloral + amide.](Chem.)A compound of chloral and formic amide used to produce sleep. 1913 Webster]
chloral hydraten.1.a chemical substance (CCl3.CH(OH)2) which is a hydrate of trichloroacetaldehyde. It crystallizes as white monoclinic plates, obtained by treating chloral with water. It produces sleep when taken internally or hypodermically, and is used in medicine as a hypnotic and sedative; -- called also chloralIt may be habit-forming, and is a controlled substance listed in the U. S. Code of Federal Regulations. It is sometimes used to render a person unconscious for illegal or nefarious purposes, and in this use, a concentrated solution is one of the agents called knockout drops. PJC]
Chlo"ral*ism(?), n.(Med.)A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral. 1913 Webster]
Chlor`al"um(?), n.[Chlorine + aluminium.]An impure aqueous solution of chloride of aluminium, used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. 1913 Webster]
Chlor`an"il(?), n.[Chlorine + aniline.](Chem.)A yellow crystalline substance, C6Cl4.O2, regarded as a derivative of quinone, obtained by the action of chlorine on certain benzene derivatives, as aniline. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"rate(?), n.[Cf. F. chlorate. See Chlorine.](Chem.)A salt of chloric acid; as, chlorate of potassium. 1913 Webster]
Chlor`hy"dric(?), a.[Chlorine + hydrogen + -ic.](Chem.)Same as Hydrochloric. 1913 Webster]
Chlor`hy"drin(?), n.(Chem.)One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic alcohols (and especially glycerin) by the substitution of chlorine for one or more hydroxyl groups. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"ric(?), a.[From Chlorine.]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. 1913 Webster]
Chloric ether(Chem.), ethylene dichloride. See Dutch liquid, under Dutch. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"ri*date(?), v. t.To treat or prepare with a chloride, as a plate with chloride of silver, for the purposes of photography.R. Hunt. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"ride(?), n.(Chem.)A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt). 1913 Webster]
Chloride of ammonium, sal ammoniac. --
Chloride of lime, bleaching powder; a grayish white substance, CaOCl2, used in bleaching and disinfecting; -- called more properly calcium hypochlorite. See Hypochlorous acid, under Hypochlorous. --
Chlo"rin*ate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Chlorinated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chlorinating.](Chem.)To treat, or cause to combine, with chlorine. 1913 Webster]
Chlo`ri*na"tion(?), n.The act or process of subjecting anything to the action of chlorine; especially, a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"rine(?), n.[Gr. Yellow.](Chem.)One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely disagreeable suffocating odor, and exceedingly poisonous. It is abundant in nature, the most important compound being common salt (Sodium chloride). It is powerful oxidizing, bleaching, and disinfecting agent. Symbol Cl. Atomic weight, 35.4. 1913 Webster]
Chlorine family, the elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine, called the halogens, and classed together from their common peculiarities. 1913 Webster]
Chlor`i*od"ic(?), a.Compounded of chlorine and iodine; containing chlorine and iodine. 1913 Webster]
Chlor`i"o*dine(?), n.A compound of chlorine and iodine. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Chlo"rite(?), n.[Gr. chlwro`s light green.](Min.)The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous silicates of alumina, iron, and magnesia. 1913 Webster]
Chlorite slate, a schistose or slaty rock consisting of alumina, iron, and magnesia. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"rite, n.[Chlorous + -ite.](Chem.)Any salt of chlorous acid; as, chlorite of sodium. 1913 Webster]
Chlo*rit"ic(?), a.[From 1st Chlorite.]Pertaining to, or containing, chlorite; as, chloritic sand. 1913 Webster]
Chlor`meth"ane(?), n.(Chem.)A colorless gas, CH3Cl, of a sweet odor, easily condensed to a liquid; -- called also methyl chloride.
<-- Also chloromethane. b. p. -23.7 1913 Webster]
Chlo"ro-(?). (Chem.)A prefix denoting that chlorine is an ingredient in the substance named. 1913 Webster]
Chlo`ro*cru"o*rin(?), n.[Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. cruorin.](Physiol.)A green substance, supposed to be the cause of the green color of the blood in some species of worms.Ray Lankester. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"ro*dyne(?), n.[From chlorine, in imitation of anodyne.](Med.)A patent anodyne medicine, containing opium, chloroform, Indian hemp, etc. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"ro*form(?), n.[Chlorine + formyl, it having been regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf. F. chloroforme, G. chloroform.](Chem.)A colorless volatile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax, resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce an\'91sthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"ro*form(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Chloroformed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chloroforming.]To treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence. 1913 Webster]
Chlo`ro*leu"cite(?), n.[Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. leucite.](Bot.)Same as Chloroplastid. 1913 Webster]
Chlo*rom"e*ter(?), n.[Cf. F. chlorom\'8atre. See Chlorine, and -meter.]An instrument to test the decoloring or bleaching power of chloride of lime. 1913 Webster]
Chlo*rom"e*try(?), n.The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of chlorine. 1913 Webster]
Chlo*ro"pal(?), n.[Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. opal.](Min.)A massive mineral, greenish in color, and opal-like in appearance. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron. 1913 Webster]
Chlo`ro*pep"tic(?), a.[Chlorine + peptic.](Physiol. Chem.)Of or pertaining to an acid more generally called pepsin-hydrochloric acid. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"ro*phane(?), n.[Gr. chlwro`s light green + chlorophane.]1.(Min.)A variety of fluor spar, which, when heated, gives a beautiful emerald green light. 1913 Webster]
2.(Physiol.)The yellowish green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina. See Chromophane. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"ro*phyll(?), n.[Gr. chlwro`s light green + fy`llon leaf: cf. F. chlorophylle.]1.(Bot.)Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of plants, to which they owe their green color, and through which all ordinary assimilation of plant food takes place. Similar chlorophyll granules have been found in the tissues of the lower animals.[Written also chlorophyl.] 1913 Webster]
2.any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms. Chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b are found in higher plants and green algae; chlorophyll c is found in certain types of marine algae. Chemically, it has a porphyrin ring with a magnesium ion bound to the four central nitrogens, and has a phytyl side chain. It is essential for photosynthesis in most plants. Chlorophyll a has formula C55H72N4O5Mg. Syn. -- chlorophyll. WordNet 1.5]
Chlo"ro*plast(?), n.[Pref. chloro- + Gr. (Biol.)A plastid containing chlorophyll, developed only in cells exposed to the light. Chloroplasts are minute flattened granules, usually occurring in great numbers in the cytoplasm near the cell wall, and consist of a colorless ground substance saturated with chlorophyll pigments. Under light of varying intensity they exhibit phototactic movements. In animals chloroplasts occur only in certain low forms. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chlo`ro*plas"tid(?), n.[Gr. chlwro`s light green + E. plastid.](Bot.)A granule of chlorophyll; -- also called chloroleucite. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chlo*ro"sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. chlwro`s light green: cf. F. chlorose.]1.(Med.)The green sickness; an an\'91mic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green color. 1913 Webster]
Chlo*rot"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. chlorotique.]Pertaining to, or affected by, chlorosis. 1913 Webster]
Chlo"rous(?), a.[See Chlorine.]1.Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; -- said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of three, the next lower than in chloric compounds; as, chlorous acid, HClO2. 1913 Webster]
2.(Chem. Physics)Pertaining to, or resembling, the electro-negative character of chlorine; hence, electro-negative; -- opposed to basylous or zincous. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Chloroxylonn.a genus of deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka. Syn. -- genus Chloroxylon. WordNet 1.5]
Chlor`pi"crin(?), n.(Chem.)A heavy, colorless liquid, CCl3.NO2, of a strong pungent odor, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of chlorine.[Written also chloropikrin.] 1913 Webster]
chlorpromazinen.a drug derived from phenothiazine and used as a sedative and tranquilizer. WordNet 1.5]
chlortetracyclinen.a yellow crystalline antibacterial antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases. Aureomycin is one common trademark for chlortetracycline. Syn. -- Aureomycin. WordNet 1.5]
Chloruran.one of the genera of birds which comprise the towhees. Syn. -- genus Chlorura. WordNet 1.5]
Chlo"ru*ret(?), n.[Cf. F. chlorure.](Chem.)A chloride. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Choak(?), v. t. & i.See Choke. 1913 Webster]
cho"a*no*cyte`(k, n.[Gr. choa`nh funnel + -cyte.]any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around base of the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body. Syn. -- collar cell. WordNet 1.5]
Cho"a*noid(?), a.[Gr. choa`nh funnel + -oid.](Anat.)Funnel-shaped; -- applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the ball of the eye in many reptiles and mammals. 1913 Webster]
chocn.chocolate; a colloquial British abbreviation; as, a box ov chocs. WordNet 1.5]
choc-icen.colloquial British abbreviation for chocolate ice cream. WordNet 1.5]
Chock(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Chocked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chocking.]To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask. 1913 Webster]
Chock, v. i.To fill up, as a cavity. \'bdThe woodwork . . . exactly chocketh into joints.\'b8 Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Chock, n.1.A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward, between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing, mooring, etc. 1913 Webster]
Chock, v. t.[F. choquer. Cf. Shock, v. t.]To encounter. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Chock, n.An encounter. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Chock"a*block(?), a.(Naut.)Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close together, as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting. 1913 Webster]
Chock"-full`chock"full`(?), pred. a.Quite full; full to capacity; choke-full; as, chowder chock-full of clams. Syn. -- chockablock(predicate), chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate), chuck-full(predicate), cram full. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Choc"o*late(?), n.[Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the cacao. Cf. Cacao, Cocoa.]1.A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients, usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla. 1913 Webster]
2.The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or cake in boiling water or milk. 1913 Webster]
Chocolate house, a house in which customers may be served with chocolate. --
Chocolate nut. See Cacao. 1913 Webster]
Choc"taws(?), n. pl.; sing.Choctaw.(Ethnol.)A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory. 1913 Webster]
Chode(ch, the old imp. of chide. See Chide. 1913 Webster]
Choice(chois), n.[OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen. \'fb46. Cf. Choose.]1.Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election. 1913 Webster]
2.The power or opportunity of choosing; option. 1913 Webster]
Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
3.Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination. 1913 Webster]
I imagine they [the apothegms of C\'91sar] were collected with judgment and choice.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
4.A sufficient number to choose among.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection. 1913 Webster]
The common wealth is sick of their own choice.Shak. 1913 Webster]
6.The best part; that which is preferable. 1913 Webster]
The flower and choice Milton. 1913 Webster]
To make a choice of, to choose; to select; to separate and take in preference.
Syn. - See Volition, Option. 1913 Webster]
Choice, a.[Compar.Choicer(?); superl.Choicest(?).]1.Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable. 1913 Webster]
My choicest hours of life are lost.Swift. 1913 Webster]
2.Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; -- used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money. 1913 Webster]
3.Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen. 1913 Webster]
His choiceful sense with every change doth fit.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Choice"ly, adv.1.With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference. \'bdA band of men collected choicely, from each county some.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.In a preferable or excellent manner; excellently; eminently. \'bdChoicely good.\'b8 Walton. 1913 Webster]
Choice"ness, n.The quality of being of particular value or worth; nicely; excellence. 1913 Webster]
Choir(?), n.[OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. ch\'d2ur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. hortus garden, and E. yard. See Chorus.]1.A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service.[Formerly written also quire.] 1913 Webster]
2.That part of a church appropriated to the singers. 1913 Webster]
3.(Arch.)The chancel. 1913 Webster]
Choir organ(Mus.), one of the three or five distinct organs included in the full organ, each separable from the rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal choir. --
Choir screen,
Choir wall(Arch.), a screen or low wall separating the choir from the aisles. --
Choir service, the service of singing performed by the choir.T. Warton. 1913 Webster]
choir"boy`n.a boy who sings in a choir. WordNet 1.5]
choir"mas*tern.the musical director of a choir. Syn. -- precentor, cantor. WordNet 1.5]
Choke(ch, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Choked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Choking.][OE. cheken, choken; cf. AS. \'beceocian to suffocate, Icel. koka to gulp, E. chincough, cough.]1.To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to strangle. 1913 Webster]
With eager feeding food doth choke the feeder.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.Addison. 1913 Webster]
3.To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle. 1913 Webster]
Oats and darnel choke the rising corn.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
4.To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling. \'bdI was choked at this word.\'b8 Swift. 1913 Webster]
5.To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun. 1913 Webster]
To choke off, to stop a person in the execution of a purpose; as, to choke off a speaker by uproar. 1913 Webster]
Choke, v. i.1.To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled. 1913 Webster]
2.To be checked, as if by choking; to stick. 1913 Webster]
The words choked in his throat.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Choke, n.1.A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gun.)(a)The tied end of a cartridge.(b)A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc. 1913 Webster]
Choke"ber`ry(?), n.(Bot.)The small apple-shaped or pear-shaped fruit of an American shrub (Pyrus arbutifolia) growing in damp thickets; also, the shrub. 1913 Webster]
Choke"bore`(?), n.1.In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance (usually 2 Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A shotgun that is made with such a bore. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Choke"bore`, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Chokebored(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chokeboring.]To provide with a chokebore. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Choke"cher`ry(?), n.(Bot.)The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit. 1913 Webster]
Choke" damp`(?). See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Cho`ke*dar"(?), n.[Hindi chauk\'c6-d\'ber.]A watchman; an officer of customs or police. [India] 1913 Webster]
Choke"-full`(?), a.Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full. 1913 Webster]
Choke" pear`(?). 1.A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth. 1913 Webster]
2.A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that can not be answered. [Low] S. Richardson. 1913 Webster]
Chok"er(?), n.1.One who, or that which, chokes. 1913 Webster]
2.A stiff wide cravat; a stock. [Slang] 1913 Webster]
Choke"-strap`(?), n.(Saddlery)A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place. 1913 Webster]
Chok"ing(?), a.1.That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation. 1913 Webster]
2.Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion.
Choking coil. (Elec.)A coil of small resistance and large inductance, used in an alternating-current circuit to impede or throttle the current, or to change its phase; -- called also reactance coil or reactor, these terms being now preferred in engineering usage. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{ Chok"yChok"ey }(?), a.1.Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to suffocate. 1913 Webster]
2.Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong emotion. \'bdA deep and choky voice.\'b8 Aytoun. 1913 Webster]
The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey.T. Hughes. 1913 Webster]
Cho"ky(?), n.[From Hind. chauki watching, guard.]1.A station, as for collection of customs, for palanquin bearers, police, etc. [India] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.Specif., a prison or lockup; a jail. [India, or Slang, Eng.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
\'d8Cho*l\'91"ma*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)A disease characterized by severe nervous symptoms, dependent upon the presence of the constituents of the bile in the blood. 1913 Webster]
Chol"a*gogue(?), a.[Gr. cholagogue.](Med.)Promoting the discharge of bile from the system. -- n.An agent which promotes the discharge of bile from the system. 1913 Webster]
Cho"late(?), n.[Gr. (Chem.)A salt of cholic acid; as, sodium cholate. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chol`e*cys"tis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)The gall bladder. 1913 Webster]
Chol`e*cys*tot"o*my(?), n.[Cholecystis + Gr. (Surg.)The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as for the removal of a gallstone. 1913 Webster]
Chol`e*dol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy. Cf. F. chol\'82dologie.](Med.)A treatise on the bile and bilary organs.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
chol\'82dologie is absolutely barbarous, there being no Greek word cholology. 1913 Webster]
Cho*le"ic(?), a.(Physiol. Chem.)Pertaining to, or obtained from, bile; as, choleic acid. 1913 Webster]
Chol"er(?), n.[OE. coler, F. col\'8are anger, L. cholera a bilious complaint, fr. Gr. Gall, and cf. Cholera.]1.The bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of irascibility. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
His [Richard Hooker's] complexion . . . was sanguine, with a mixture of choler; and yet his motion was slow.I. Warton. 1913 Webster]
2.Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath. 1913 Webster]
He is rash and very sudden in choler.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Chol"er*a(?), n.[L., a bilious disease. See Choler.](Med.)One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the one commonly called Asiatic cholera. 1913 Webster]
Asiatic cholera, a malignant and rapidly fatal disease, originating in Asia and frequently epidemic in the more filthy sections of other lands, to which the germ or specific poison may have been carried. It is characterized by diarrhea, rice-water evacuations, vomiting, cramps, pinched expression, and lividity, rapidly passing into a state of collapse, followed by death, or by a stage of reaction of fever. --
Cholera bacillus. See Comma bacillus. --
Cholera infantum, a dangerous summer disease, of infants, caused by hot weather, bad air, or poor milk, and especially fatal in large cities. --
Cholera morbus, a disease characterized by vomiting and purging, with gripings and cramps, usually caused by imprudence in diet or by gastrointestinal disturbance. --
Chicken cholera. See under Chicken. --
Hog cholera. See under Hog. --
Sporadic cholera, a disease somewhat resembling the Asiatic cholera, but originating where it occurs, and rarely becoming epidemic. 1913 Webster]
Chol`er*a"ic(?), a.Relating to, or resulting from, or resembling, cholera. 1913 Webster]
Chol"er*ic(?), a.[L. cholericus, Gr. chol\'82rique.]1.Abounding with, or producing choler, or bile.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger. 1913 Webster]
3.Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. \'bdCholeric speech.\'b8 Sir W. Raleigh. 1913 Webster]
Choleric temperament, the bilious temperament. 1913 Webster]
Chol"er*ic*ly, adv.In a choleric manner; angrily. 1913 Webster]
Cho`les*ter"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. cholest\'82rique.]Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it; as, cholesteric acid.Ure. 1913 Webster]
Cho*les"ter*in(?), n.[Gr. cholest\'82rine. See Stearin.](Chem.)A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones. 1913 Webster]
{ Cho"li*amb(?), Cho`li*am"bic(?), }n.[L. choliambus, Gr. (Pros.)A verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last. 1913 Webster]
{ Chol"ic(?), Cho*lin"ic(?), }a.[Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile. 1913 Webster]
Cholic acid(Chem.), a complex organic acid found as a natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic acids in the bile, and extracted as a resinous substance, convertible under the influence of ether into white crystals. 1913 Webster]
2.A standing still or idle (of mills, factories, etc.). Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chomp(?), v. i.To chew loudly and greedily; to champ. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
chondrichthiann.a fish in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified; a cartilaginous fish. Syn. -- cartilaginous fish. WordNet 1.5]
Chondrichthyesn.the class of fishes comprising the cartilaginous fishes, which includes the sharks. Syn. -- class Chondrichthyes. WordNet 1.5]
Chon`dri*fi*ca"tion(?), n.(Physiol.)Formation of, or conversion into, cartilage. 1913 Webster]
Chon"dri*fy(?), v. t. & i.[Gr. -fy.]To convert, or be converted, into cartilage. 1913 Webster]
Chon"dri*gen(?), n.[Gr. -gen.](Physiol. Chem.)The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous body called chondrin. 1913 Webster]
Chon"drin(?), n.[Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)A colorless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance, tasteless and odorless, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued action of boiling water. It is similar to gelatin, and is a large ingredient of commercial gelatin. 1913 Webster]
Chon"drite(?), n.[Gr. (Min.)A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules. 1913 Webster]
Chon*drit"ic(?), a.(Min.)Granular; pertaining to, or having the granular structure characteristic of, the class of meteorites called chondrites. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chon*dri"tis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. -itis.](Med.)An inflammation of cartilage. 1913 Webster]
Chon"dro-(?). [Gr. A combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates and of embryos. 1913 Webster]
Chon"dro*dite(?), n.[Gr. (Min.)A fluosilicate of magnesia and iron, yellow to red in color, often occurring in granular form in a crystalline limestone. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chon`dro*ga*noi"de*a(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. ganoidei. See Ganoid.](Zo\'94l.)An order of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so called on account of their cartilaginous skeleton. 1913 Webster]
Chon"dro*gen(?), n.[Gr. -gen.](Physiol. Chem.)Same as Chondrigen. 1913 Webster]
Chon`dro*gen"e*sis(?), n.[Gr. genesis.](Physiol.)The development of cartilage. 1913 Webster]
Chon*drol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy: cf. F. chondrologie.](Anat.)The science which treats of cartilages.Dunglison. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chon*dro"ma(?), n.; pl.Chondromata(#).[NL., fr. Gr. -oma.]A cartilaginous tumor or growth. 1913 Webster]
Chon*drom"e*ter(?), n.[Gr. -meter.]A steelyard for weighting grain. 1913 Webster]
Chon*drop`ter*yg"i*an(?), a.[Cf. F. chondropterygien.]Having a cartilaginous skeleton. -- n.One of the Chondropterygii. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chon*drop`te*ryg"i*i(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)A group of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins and skeleton. It includes both ganoids (sturgeons, etc.) and selachians (sharks), but is now often restricted to the latter.[Written also Chondropterygia.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chon*dros"te*i(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.)An order of fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so named because the skeleton is cartilaginous. 1913 Webster]
Chon*drot"o*my(?), n.[Gr. (Anat.)The dissection of cartilages. 1913 Webster]
Chon"drule(?), n.[Dim. from Gr. (Min.)A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites. 1913 Webster]
choo-choon.a train or a locomotive; -- a child's word. [Baby talk] WordNet 1.5]
Choose(?), v. t.[imp.Chose(?); p. p.Chosen(?), Chose (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.Choosing.][OE. chesen, cheosen, AS. ce\'a2san; akin to OS. kiosan, D. kiezen, G. kiesen, Icel. kj\'d3sa, Goth. kiusan, L. gustare to taste, Gr. jush to enjoy. \'fb46. Cf. Choice, 2d Gust.]1.To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils. 1913 Webster]
Choose me for a humble friend.Pope. 1913 Webster]
2.To wish; to desire; to prefer. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment.Goldsmith. 1913 Webster]
To choose sides. See under Side.
Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow. -- To Choose, Prefer, Elect. To choose is the generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an act of the will, especially in accordance with a decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private life to a public one; to elect members of Congress. 1913 Webster]
Choose, v. i.1.To make a selection; to decide. 1913 Webster]
They had only to choose between implicit obedience and open rebellion.Prescott. 1913 Webster]
2.To do otherwise. \'bdCan I choose but smile?\'b8 Pope. 1913 Webster]
Can not choose but, must necessarily. 1913 Webster]
Thou canst not choose but know who I am.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Choos"er(?), n.One who chooses; one who has the power or right of choosing; an elector.Burke. 1913 Webster]
chooseychoosyadj.difficult to please, especially in details. Syn. -- particular, fussy. WordNet 1.5]
Chop(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Chopped(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chopping.][Cf. LG. & D. kappen, Dan. kappe, Sw. kappa. Cf. Chap to crack.]1.To cut by striking repeatedly with a sharp instrument; to cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up. 1913 Webster]
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2.To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down. 1913 Webster]
Chop off your hand, and it to the king.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.To seize or devour greedily; -- with up. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Upon the opening of his mouth he drops his breakfast, which the fox presently chopped up.L'estrange. 1913 Webster]
Chop(?), v. i.1.To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or other sharp instrument. 1913 Webster]
2.To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to catch or attempt to seize. 1913 Webster]
Out of greediness to get both, he chops at the shadow, and loses the substance.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
3.To interrupt; -- with in or out. 1913 Webster]
This fellow interrupted the sermon, even suddenly chopping in.Latimer. 1913 Webster]
Chop, v. t.[Cf. D. koopen to buy. See Cheapen, v. t., and cf. Chap, v. i., to buy.]1.To barter or truck. 1913 Webster]
2.To exchange; substitute one thing for another. 1913 Webster]
We go on chopping and changing our friends.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
To chop logic, to dispute with an affected use of logical terms; to argue sophistically. 1913 Webster]
Chop, v. i.1.To purchase by way of truck. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops about. 1913 Webster]
3.To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words. 1913 Webster]
Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the judge.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Chop, n.A change; a vicissitude.Marryat. 1913 Webster]
Chop, v. t. & i.To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i. 1913 Webster]
Chop, n.1.The act of chopping; a stroke. 1913 Webster]
2.A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop. 1913 Webster]
3.A crack or cleft. See Chap. 1913 Webster]
Chop, n.[See Chap.]1.A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See Chops. 1913 Webster]
2.A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise. 1913 Webster]
3.The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops. 1913 Webster]
1.Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. 1913 Webster]
2.A permit or clearance. 1913 Webster]
Chop dollar, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. --
chop of tea, a number of boxes of the same make and quality of leaf. --
Chowchow chop. See under Chowchow. --
Grand chop, a ship's port clearance.S. W. Williams. 1913 Webster]
Chop"boat`(?), n.[Chin. chop sort, quality.]A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to and from vessels. [China] S. W. Williams. 1913 Webster]
Chop"church`(?), n.[See Chop to barter.](Old Eng. Law)An exchanger or an exchange of benefices. [Cant] 1913 Webster]
Chop`fall`en(?), a.Having the lower chop or jaw depressed; hence, crestfallen; dejected; dispirited; downcast. See Chapfallen. 1913 Webster]
Chop"house`(?), n.A house where chops, etc., are sold; an eating house. 1913 Webster]
The freedom of a chophouse.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Chop"house`, n.[See Chop quality.]A customhouse where transit duties are levied. [China] S. W. Williams. 1913 Webster]
Chop"in(?), n.[F. chopine, fr. G. schoppen.]A liquid measure formerly used in France and Great Britain, varying from half a pint to a wine quart. 1913 Webster]
Chop"in, n.See Chopine. 1913 Webster]
Cho*pine"(?), n.[Cf. OF. chapin, escapin, Sp. chapin, Pg. chapim.]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.[Variously spelt chioppine, chopin, etc.] 1913 Webster]
Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you last, by the altitude of a chopine.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Chop"-log`ic(?), n.One who bandies words or is very argumentative. [Jocular] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Chop"ness(?), n.A kind of spade. [Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Chop"per(?), n.One who, or that which, chops. 1913 Webster]
Chop"ping(?), a.[Cf. Chubby.]Stout or plump; large. [Obs.] Fenton. 1913 Webster]
Chop"ping, a.[See Chop to barter.]Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea. 1913 Webster]
Chop"ping, n.Act of cutting by strokes. 1913 Webster]
Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and others chop meat, etc. --
Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of the blade instead of at the end. 1913 Webster]
Chop"py(?), a.[Cf. Chappy.]1.Full of cracks. \'bdChoppy finger.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.[Cf. Chop a change.]Rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea. 1913 Webster]
Chops(ch, n. pl.[See Chop a jaw.]1.The jaws; also, the fleshy parts about the mouth. 1913 Webster]
2.The sides or capes at the mouth of a river, channel, harbor, or bay; as, the chops of the English Channel. 1913 Webster]
chop"sticks`(ch, n.chopstick(ch,1.a pair of slender sticks made of wood, ivory, plastic, etc., used chiefly by the Chinese and Japanese to lift food into the mouth while dining; -- also commonly used around the world by persons of Oriental heritage or in restaurants serving oriental food. 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
{ Chop su"eyorChop soo"y }(?). [Chin. (Cantonese) shap sui odds and ends, fr. shap for sap to enter the mouth + sui small bits pounded fine.]A m\'82lange served in Chinese restaurants to be eaten with rice, noodles, etc. It consists typically of bean sprouts, onions, mushrooms, etc., and sliced meats, fried and flavored with sesame oil. [U. S.] Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cho*rag"ic(?), a.[Gr. Of or pertaining to a choragus. 1913 Webster]
Choragic monument, a building or column built by a victorious choragus for the reception and exhibition of the tripod which he received as a prize. Those of Lysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Cho*ra"gus(?), n.; pl.Choragi(#).[L., fr. Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)A chorus leader; esp. one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contents at Athens. 1913 Webster]
Cho"ral(?), a.[LL. choralis, fr. L. chorus. See Chorus.]Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus; singing, sung, or adapted to be sung, in chorus or harmony. 1913 Webster]
Choral service, a service of song. 1913 Webster]
Cho"ral, chorale, n.(Mus.)A stately hymn tune; a simple sacred tune, sung in unison by the congregation, used mostly in Protestant (especially Lutheran) churches; as, the Lutheran chorals.[Sometimes written chorale.] 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Cho"ral*ist(?), n.A singer or composer of chorals. 1913 Webster]
Cho"ral*ly, adv.In the manner of a chorus; adapted to be sung by a choir; in harmony. 1913 Webster]
Chord(k, n.[L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. chordh`. In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is written cord. See Cord.]1.The string of a musical instrument.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord. 1913 Webster]
3.(Geom.)A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of a circle or curve. 1913 Webster]
4.(Anat.)A cord. See Cord, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
5.(Engin.)The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.Waddell. 1913 Webster]
Accidental, Common,
chords. See under Accidental, Common, and Vocal. --
Chord of an arch. See Illust. of Arch. --
Chord of curvature, a chord drawn from any point of a curve, in the circle of curvature for that point. --
Scale of chords. See Scale. 1913 Webster]
Chord, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Chorded; p. pr. & vb. n.Chording.]To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to tune. 1913 Webster]
When Jubal struck the chorded shell.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp.Beecher. 1913 Webster]
Chord, v. i.(Mus.)To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chor"da(?), n.[NL., fr. L. chorda. See Chord.](Anat.)A cord. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chorda dorsalis(. [NL., lit., cord of the back.](Anat.)See Notochord. 1913 Webster]
Chor"dal(?), a.Of or pertaining to a chord. 1913 Webster]
chordamesoderm, chordomesodermn.(Embryology)the area of the mesoderm that forms the notochord. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Chor*da"ta(?), n. pl.[NL., fr. L. chorda cord.](Zo\'94l.)A comprehensive division of animals including all Vertebrata together with the Tunicata, or all those having a dorsal nervous cord. 1913 Webster]
Chor*dee"(?), n.[F. cord\'82, cord\'82e, p. p. of corder to cord.](Med.)A painful erection of the penis, usually with downward curvature, occurring in gonorrhea. 1913 Webster]
chordophonen.(Music)a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers. WordNet 1.5]
Chordospartiumn.a genus containing two species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered. Syn. -- genus Chordospartium. WordNet 1.5]
Chore(ch, n.[The same word as char work done by the day.]A small job; in the pl., the regular or daily light work of a household or farm, either within or without doors. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Chore, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Chored(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Choring.]To do chores. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Chore(?), n.A choir or chorus. [Obs.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Cho*re"a(?). n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs. 1913 Webster]
{ Cho`re*graph"ic(?), Cho`re*graph"ic*al(?), }a.Pertaining to choregraphy. 1913 Webster]
Cho*reg"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. -graphy.]1.The art of representing dancing by signs, as music is represented by notes; -- also called choreography.Craig. [Archaic] 1913 Webster +PJC]
Cho*re"ic(?), a.Of the nature of, or pertaining to, chorea; convulsive. 1913 Webster]
Chor`e*og"ra*phy(?), n.[Gr. -graphy.]1.The art of representing dancing by signs, as music is represented by notes; -- also called choregraphy. 1913 Webster +PJC]
2.the art of composing dances for individuals or groups, including the planning of the movements and steps; also, the planning of movements and steps for figure skaters, performed on ice. PJC]
3.the planning and coordination of activities for an event, especially one to be held in public. [informal] PJC]
Cho`re*pis"co*pal(?), a.Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his charge or authority. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Cho`re*pis"co*pus(?), n.; pl.Chorepiscopi(#).[L., fr. Gr. chw^ros, chw`ra, place, country + Bishop.](Eccl.)A \'bdcountry\'b8 or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district. 1913 Webster]
Cho"ri*amb(?), n.; pl.Choriambs(.Same as Choriambus. 1913 Webster]
Cho`ri*am"bic(?), a.[L. choriambicus, gr. Pertaining to a choriamb. -- n.A choriamb. 1913 Webster]
Cho`ri*am"bus(?), n.; pl. L. Choriambi(#), E. Choriambuses(#).[L. choriambus, Gr. (Anc. Pros.)A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the other short (- \'de \'de -); that is, a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united. 1913 Webster]
Cho"ric(?), a.[L. choricus, Gr. Of or pertaining to a chorus. 1913 Webster]
I remember a choric ode in the Hecuba.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
chorinen.a woman who dances in a chorus line. Syn. -- chorus girl, showgirl. WordNet 1.5]
chorioallantoisn.a very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois. Syn. -- chorioallantoic membrane. WordNet 1.5]
\'d8Cho"ri*on(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. 1.(Anat.)(a)The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the womb; also, the similar membrane investing many ova at certain stages of development.(b)The true skin, or cutis. 1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.)The outer membrane of seeds of plants. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Cho"ri*sis(?), n.[NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)The separation of a leaf or floral organ into two more parts. 1913 Webster]
collateral chorisis the parts are side by side. -- In parallel or median chorisis they are one in front of another. 1913 Webster]
Cho"rist(?), n.[F. choriste.]A singer in a choir; a chorister. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Chor"is*ter(?), n.[See Chorus.]1.One of a choir; a singer in a chorus.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.One who leads a choir in church music. [U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Cho"ro*graph(?), n.[Gr. -graph.]An instrument for constructing triangles in marine surveying, etc. 1913 Webster]
Cho*rog"ra*pher(?), n.1.One who describes or makes a map of a district or region. \'bdThe chorographers of Italy.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.A geographical antiquary; one who investigates the locality of ancient places. 1913 Webster]
Cho`ro*graph"ic*al(?), a.Pertaining to chorography. -- Cho`ro*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Cho*rog"ra*phy(?), n.[L. chorographia, Gr. the mapping or description of a region or district. 1913 Webster]
The chorography of their provinces.Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
Cho"roid(?), a.[gr. e'i^dos form.](Anat.)resembling the chorion; as, the choroid plexuses of the ventricles of the brain, and the choroid coat of the eyeball. -- n.The choroid coat of the eye. See Eye. 1913 Webster]
Choroid plexus(Anat.), one of the delicate fringelike processes, consisting almost entirely of blood vessels, which project into the ventricles of the brain. 1913 Webster]
Cho*roid"al(?), a.(Anat.)Pertaining to the choroid coat. 1913 Webster]
Cho*rol"o*gy(?), n.[Gr. -logy.](Biol.)The science which treats of the laws of distribution of living organisms over the earth's surface as to latitude, altitude, locality, etc. 1913 Webster]
Its distribution or chorology.Huxley. 1913 Webster]
Cho*rom"e*try(?), n.[Gr. -metry.]The art of surveying a region or district. 1913 Webster]
Chor"tle(?), v. t. & i.[imp. & p. p.Chortled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chor"tling(.]A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort. [Humorous]
O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay ! chortled in his joy.Lewis Carroll. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cho"rus(?), n.; pl.Choruses(#).[L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. Choir.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Antiq.)A band of singers and dancers. 1913 Webster]
The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a chorus of singers.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.(Gr. Drama)A company of persons supposed to behold what passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or verses between the acts; also, that which was thus sung by the chorus. 1913 Webster]
What the lofty, grave tragedians taught chorus or iambic.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
4.(Mus.)A company of singers singing in concert. 1913 Webster]
5.(Mus.)A composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices. 1913 Webster]
6.(Mus.)Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts. 1913 Webster]
7.The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls. 1913 Webster]
Cho"rus, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Chorused(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chorusing.]To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously.W. D. Howells. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chose(?), n.; pl.Choses(#).[F., fr. L. causa cause, reason. See Cause.](Law)A thing; personal property. 1913 Webster]
Chose in action, a thing of which one has not possession or actual enjoyment, but only a right to it, or a right to demand it by action at law, and which does not exist at the time in specie; a personal right to a thing not reduced to possession, but recoverable by suit at law; as a right to recover money due on a contract, or damages for a tort, which can not be enforced against a reluctant party without suit. --
Chose in possession, a thing in possession, as distinguished from a thing in action. --
Chose local, a thing annexed to a place, as a mill. --
Chose transitory, a thing which is movable.Cowell. Blount. 1913 Webster]
Chose(?), imp. & p. p. of Choose. 1913 Webster]
Cho"sen(?), p. p.of Choose. Selected from a number; picked out; choice. 1913 Webster]
Seven hundred chosen men left-handed.Judg. xx. 16. 1913 Webster]
Cho"sen, n.One who, or that which is the object of choice or special favor. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chou(?), n.; pl. Choux(#). [F., fr. L. caulis stalk.]1.A cabbage. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.A kind of light pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake, and with a filling, as of jelly or cream. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament in women's dress. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chou"an(?), n.[F.]One of the royalist insurgents in western France (Brittany, etc.), during and after the French revolution. 1913 Webster]
Chough(?), n.[OE. choughe, kowe (and cf. OE. ca), fr. AS. ce\'a2; cf. also D. kauw, OHG. ch\'beha; perh. akin to E. caw. \'fb22. Cf. Caddow.](Zo\'94l.)A bird of the Crow family (Fregilus graculus) of Europe. It is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and red legs; -- also called chauk, chauk-daw, chocard, Cornish chough, red-legged crow. The name is also applied to several allied birds, as the Alpine chough. 1913 Webster]
Cornish chough(Her.), a bird represented black, with red feet, and beak; -- called also aylet and sea swallow. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chou"i*cha(?), n.[Native name](Zo\'94l.)The salmon of the Columbia River or California. See Quinnat. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chou"ka(?), n.[Native name](Zo\'94l.)The Indian four-horned antelope; the chikara. 1913 Webster]
Choule(?), n. [Obs.] See Jowl.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Choul"try(?), n.See Choltry. 1913 Webster]
Chouse(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Choused(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chousing.][From Turk. ch\'be\'d4sh a messenger or interpreter, one of whom, attached to the Turkish embassy, in 1609 cheated the Turkish merchants resident in England out of \'9c4,000.]To cheat, trick, defraud; -- followed by of, or out of; as, to chouse one out of his money. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
The undertaker of the afore-cited poesy hath choused your highness.Landor. 1913 Webster]
Chouse, n.1.One who is easily cheated; a tool; a simpleton; a gull.Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chout(?), n.[Mahratta chauth one fourth part.]An assessment equal to a fourth part of the revenue. [India] J. Mill. 1913 Webster]
Chow(?), n.[Chin. chou.]1.A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district; -- often part of the name of a city, as in Foochow. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; -- same as chowchow{3}, n.. PJC]
Chow"chow`(chou"chou`), a.[Chin.]Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed; as, chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together). 1913 Webster]
2.a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger. Syn. -- chowchow. WordNet 1.5]
3.a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in north China. Syn. -- chow, chow chow. WordNet 1.5]
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Chowchow chop, the last lighter containing the small sundry packages sent off to fill up a ship.S. W. Williams. 1913 Webster]
Chow"chow`(chou"chou`), n.(Com.)A kind of mixed pickles. 1913 Webster]
Chow"der(chou"d, n.[F. chaudi\'8are a kettle, a pot. Cf. Caldron.]1.(Cookery)A dish made of fresh fish or clams, biscuit, onions, etc., stewed together. 1913 Webster]
2.A seller of fish. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 1913 Webster]
Chowder beer, a liquor made by boiling black spruce in water and mixing molasses with the decoction. 1913 Webster]
Chow"der, v. t.To make a chowder of. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Chow"ry(chou"r, n.[Hind. chaunri.]A whisk to keep off files, used in the East Indies.Malcom. 1913 Webster]
Chow"ter(chou"t, v. t.[Cf. OE. chowre, and Prov. E. chow, to grumble.]To grumble or mutter like a froward child. [Obs.] E. Phillips. 1913 Webster]
Choy" root`(choi" r. See Chay root. 1913 Webster]
Chre`ma*tis"tics(?), n.[Gr. The science of wealth; the science, or a branch of the science, of political economy. 1913 Webster]
Chre`o*tech"nics(?), n.[Gr. The science of the useful arts, esp. agriculture, manufactures, and commerce. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Chres`to*math"ic(?), a.Teaching what is useful. \'bdA chrestomathic school.\'b8 Southey. 1913 Webster]
Chres*tom"a*thy(?), n.[Gr. A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy. 1913 Webster]
Chrism(?), n.[OE. crisme, from AS. crisma; also OE. creme, fr. OF. cresme, like the AS. word fr. LL. chrisma, fr. Gr. friare, fricare, to rub, Skr. gharsh, E. friable, friction. Cf. Chrisom.](Gr. & R. C. Church 1913 Webster]
1.Olive oil mixed with balm and spices, consecrated by the bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordination, etc. 1913 Webster]
2.The same as Chrisom. 1913 Webster]
Chris"mal(?), a.[LL. chrismalis.]Of or pertaining to or used in chrism. 1913 Webster]
Chris*ma"tion(?), n.[LL. chrismatio.]The act of applying the chrism, or consecrated oil. 1913 Webster]
Chrismation or cross-signing with ointment, was used in baptism.Jer. Taylor. 1913 Webster]
Chris"ma*to*ry(?), n.[LL. chrismatorium.]A cruet or vessel in which chrism is kept. 1913 Webster]
Chris"om(?), n.[See Chrism.] 1913 Webster]
1.A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
2.A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it. [Obs.] Blount. 1913 Webster]
Christ(?), n.[L. Christus, Gr. chri`ein to anoint. See Chrism.]The Anointed; an appellation given to Jesus, the Savior. It is synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah. 1913 Webster]
Christ"cross`(?), n.1.The mark of the cross, as cut, painted, written, or stamped on certain objects, -- sometimes as the sign of 12 o'clock on a dial. 1913 Webster]
The fescue of the dial is upon the christcross of noon.Old Play. Nares. 1913 Webster]
2.The beginning and the ending. [Obs.] Quarles. 1913 Webster]
Christ"cross-row`(?), The alphabet; -- formerly so called, either from the cross usually set before it, or from a superstitious custom, sometimes practiced, of writing it in the form of a cross, by way of a charm. 1913 Webster]
From infant conning of the Christcross-row.Wordsworth. 1913 Webster]
christellan.any of several tropical ferns of the genus Christella having thin brittle fronds. WordNet 1.5]
Chris"ten(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Christened(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Christening.][AS. cristnian to make a Christian, fr. cristen a Christian.] 1913 Webster]
1.To baptize and give a Christian name to. 1913 Webster]
2.To give a name; to denominate. \'bdChristen the thing what you will.\'b8 Bp. Burnet. 1913 Webster]
4.To use for the first time. [Colloq.] 1913 Webster]
Chris"ten*dom(?), n.[AS. cristend; cristen a Christian + -dom.]1.The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.The name received at baptism; or, more generally, any name or appelation. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
3.That portion of the world in which Christianity prevails, or which is governed under Christian institutions, in distinction from heathen or Mohammedan lands. 1913 Webster]
The Arian doctrine which then divided Christendom.Milton 1913 Webster]
A wide and still widening Christendom.Coleridge. 1913 Webster]
4.The whole body of Christians.Hooker. 1913 Webster]
Chris"tian(?), n.[L. christianus, Gr. cristen. See Christ.] 1913 Webster]
1.One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe, in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him; especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed to the doctrines of Christ. 1913 Webster]
The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.Acts xi. 26. 1913 Webster]
2.One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents, and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an opposing system. 1913 Webster]
3.(Eccl.)(a)One of a Christian denomination which rejects human creeds as bases of fellowship, and sectarian names. They are congregational in church government, and baptize by immersion. They are also called Disciples of Christ, and Campbellites.(b)One of a sect (called Christian Connection) of open-communion immersionists. The Bible is their only authoritative rule of faith and practice. 1913 Webster]
kr\'c6s"chan. 1913 Webster]
Chris"tian(?), a.1.Pertaining to Christ or his religion; as, Christian people. 1913 Webster]
3.Pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as, a Christian court.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
4.Characteristic of Christian people; civilized; kind; kindly; gentle; beneficent. 1913 Webster]
The graceful tact; the Christian art.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Christian Commission. See under Commission. --
Christian court. Same as Ecclesiastical court. --
Christian Endeavor, Young People's Society of. In various Protestant churches, a society of young people organized in each individual church to do Christian work; also, the whole body of such organizations, which are united in a corporation called the United Society of Christian Endeavor, organized in 1885. The parent society was founded in 1881 at Portland, Maine, by Rev. Francis E. Clark, a Congregational minister. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] --
Christian era, the present era, commencing with the birth of Christ. It is supposed that owing to an error of a monk (Dionysius Exiguus, d. about 556) employed to calculate the era, its commencement was fixed three or four years too late, so that 1890 should be 1893 or 1894. --
Christian name, the name given in baptism, as distinct from the family name, or surname. 1913 Webster]
Christian Era. The era in use in all Christian countries, which was intended to commence with the birth of Christ. The era as now established was first used by Dionysius Exiguus (died about 540), who placed the birth of Christ on the 25th of December in the year of Rome 754, which year he counted as 1 a. d. This date for Christ's birth is now generally thought to be about four years too late. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chris`tian*ism(?), n.[L. christianismus, Gr. christianisme.]1.The Christian religion. [Obs.] Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.The Christian world; Christendom. [Obs.] Johnson 1913 Webster]
Chris"tian*ite(?), n.[In sense (a) named after Christian Frederic, of Denmark; in sense (b) after Christian VII., of Denmark.](Min.)(a)Same as Anorthite. [R.] (b)See Phillipsite. 1913 Webster]
Chris*tian"i*ty(?), n.[OE. cristiente, OF. cristient\'82, F. chr\'82tient\'82, fr. L. christianitas. ] 1913 Webster]
1.The religion of Christians; the system of doctrines and precepts taught by Christ. 1913 Webster]
2.Practical conformity of one's inward and outward life to the spirit of the Christian religion 1913 Webster]
3.The body of Christian believers. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To Walys fled the christianitee Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Chris`tian*i*za"tion(?), n.The act or process of converting or being converted to a true Christianity. 1913 Webster]
Chris"tian*ize(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Christianized(; p. pr. & vb. n.Christianizing.][Cf. F. christianiser, L. christianizare, fr. Gr. 1.To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans. 1913 Webster]
2.To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles. 1913 Webster]
Chris"tian*ness, n.Consonance with the doctrines of Christianity. [Obs.] Hammond. 1913 Webster]
Christian Science. A system of healing disease of mind and body which teaches that all cause and effect is mental, and that sin, sickness, and death will be destroyed by a full understanding of the Divine Principle of Jesus' teaching and healing. The system was founded by Rev. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, of Concord, N. H., in 1866, and bases its teaching on the Scriptures as understood by its adherents. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Christian Scientist. A believer in Christian Science; one who practices its teachings. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Christian Seneca. Joseph Hall (1574 -- 1656), Bishop of Norwich, a divine eminent as a moralist. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Christian Socialism. Any theory or system that aims to combine the teachings of Christ with the teachings of socialism in their applications to life; Christianized socialism; esp., the principles of this nature advocated by F. D. Maurice, Charles Kingsley, and others in England about 1850. -- Christian socialist. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Christ"less(?), a.Without faith in Christ; unchristian.Tennyson. 1913 Webster]
Christ"like`(?), a.Resembling Christ in character, actions, etc. -- Christ"like`ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Christ"mas(?), n.[Christ + mass.]An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality. 1913 Webster]
Christmas box. (a)A box in which presents are deposited at Christmas.(b)A present or small gratuity given to young people and servants at Christmas; a Christmas gift. --
Christmas carol, a carol sung at, or suitable for, Christmas. --
Christmas day. Same as Christmas. --
Christmas eve, the evening before Christmas. --
Christmas fern(Bot.), an evergreen North American fern (Aspidium acrostichoides), which is much used for decoration in winter. --
Christmas flower,
Christmas rose, the black hellebore, a poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in Southern Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers midwinter. --
Christmas tree, a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated on Christmas eve. 1913 Webster]
Christmasberryn.1.a spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern U. S. (Lycium carolinianum) having spreading branches with usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries. Syn. -- Christmas berry, Lycium carolinianum. WordNet 1.5]
2.an ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of US Pacific coast (Photinia arbutifolia) having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia. Syn. -- toyon, tollon, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia. WordNet 1.5]
Christ"mas*tide`(?), n.[Christmas + tide time.]The season of Christmas. 1913 Webster]
Chris"to*cen"tric(?), a.[Christ + centric.]Making Christ the center, about whom all things are grouped, as in religion or history; tending toward Christ, as the central object of thought or emotion.J. W. Chadwick. 1913 Webster]
Chris*tol"o*gy(?), n.[Crist + -logy.]A treatise on Christ; that department of theology which treats of the personality, attributes, or life of Christ. 1913 Webster]
Chris*toph"a*ny(?), n.[Christ + Gr. An appearance of Christ, as to his disciples after the crucifixion. 1913 Webster]
Christ's-thorn`(?), n.(Bot.)One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine, especially the Paliurus aculeatus, Zizyphus Spina-Christi, and Zizyphus vulgaris. The last bears the fruit called jujube, and may be considered to have been the most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns. 1913 Webster]
Chro"ma*scope(?), n.[Gr. -scope.]An instrument for showing the optical effects of color. 1913 Webster]
Chro"mate(?), n.[Cf. F. chromate. See Chrome.](Chem.)A salt of chromic acid. 1913 Webster]
Chro*mat"ic(?), a.[L. chromaticus, Gr. 1.Relating to color, or to colors. 1913 Webster]
2.(Mus.)Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale. 1913 Webster]
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Chromatic aberration. (Opt.)See Aberration, 4. --
Chromatic printing, printing from type or blocks covered with inks of various colors. --
Chromatic scale(Mus.), the scale consisting of thirteen tones, including the eight scale tones and the five intermediate tones. 1913 Webster]