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Childhood (chīldh�d), n. [AS. cildhād; cild child + -hād. See , and .] 1. The state of being a child; the time in which persons are children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty.
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I have walked before you from my childhood. 1. Sam. xii. 2.
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2. Children, taken collectively. [R.]
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The well-governed childhood of this realm. Sir. W. Scott.
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3. The commencement; the first period.
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The childhood of our joy. Shak.
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Coloq. Second childhood , the state of being feeble and incapable from old age.
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Childing (?), a. [See , v. i.] Bearing Children; (Fig.) productive; fruitful. [R.] Shak.
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Childish (chīldĭsh), a. 1. Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child. “Childish innocence.” Macaulay.
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2. Puerile; trifling; weak.
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Methinks that simplicity in her countenance is rather childish than innocent. Addison.
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☞ Childish, as applied to persons who are grown up, is in a disparaging sense; as, a childish temper.
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Childishly, adv. In the manner of a child; in a trifling way; in a weak or foolish manner.
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Childishness, n. The state or quality of being childish; simplicity; harmlessness; weakness of intellect.
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Childless, a. Destitute of chidren or offspring.
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Childlessness, n. The state of being childless.
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Childlike (chīldlīk), a. Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful. “Childlike obedience.” Hooker.
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☞ Childlike, as applied to persons grown up, is commonly in a good sense; as, childlike grace or simplicity; childlike modesty.
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Childly, a. Having the character of a child; belonging, or appropriate, to a child. Gower.
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Childly, adv. Like a child. Mrs. Browning.
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Childness, n. The manner characteristic of a child. [Obs.] “Varying childness.” Shak.
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Children (?), n.; pl. of .
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Childship, n. The state or relation of being a child.
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Child study. A scientific study of children, undertaken for the purpose of discovering the laws of development of the body and the mind from birth to manhood.
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Chilean (?), a. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Chile or its inhabitants; as, Chilean volcanoes.
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Chilean, n. A native or resident of Chile; Chilian.
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Chilean pine. (Bot.) Same as .
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Chili (?), n. [Sp. chili, chile.] A kind of red pepper. See [Written also chilli and chile.]
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Chiliad (?), n. [Gr. chilias, chiliados, fr. chilioi a thousand.] A thousand; the aggregate of a thousand things; especially, a period of a thousand years.
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The world, then in the seventh chiliad, will be assumed up unto God. Sir. T. More.
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Chiliagon (?), n. [Gr. �; chilioi a thousand + � angle.] A plane figure of a thousand angles and sides. Barlow.
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Chiliahedron (?), n. [Gr. chilioi a thousand + � base, fr. � to sit.] A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces [Spelt also chiliaëdron.]
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Chilian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Chili. -- n. A native or citizen of Chili.
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{ Chilian (?), Chiliarch (?), } n. [Gr. �, �; chilioi a thousand + � leader, � to lead.] The commander or chief of a thousand men.
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Chiliarchy (?), n. [Gr. �.] A body consisting of a thousand men. Mitford.
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Chiliasm (?), n. [Gr. �, fr. �. See Chiliad.] 1. The millennium.
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2. The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth during the millennium.
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Chiliast (?), n. [Gr. �. See .] One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years; a millenarian.
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Chiliastic (?), a. Millenarian. “The obstruction offered by the chiliastic errors.” J. A. Alexander.
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Chill (chĭl), n. [AS. cele, cyle, from the same root as celan, calan, to be cold; akin to D. kil cold, coldness, Sw. kyla to chill, and E. cool. See , and cf. .]
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1. A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering. “[A] wintry chill.” W. Irving.
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2. (Med.) A sensation of cold with convulsive shaking of the body, pinched face, pale skin, and blue lips, caused by undue cooling of the body or by nervous excitement, or forming the precursor of some constitutional disturbance, as of a fever.
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3. A check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling; discouragement; as, a chill comes over an assembly.
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4. An iron mold or portion of a mold, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it. Raymond.
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5. The hardened part of a casting, as the tread of a car wheel. Knight.
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Coloq. Chill and fever , fever and ague.
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Chill, a. 1. Moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw.
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Noisome winds, and blasting vapors chill. Milton.
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2. Affected by cold. “My veins are chill.” Shak.
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3. Characterized by coolness of manner, feeling, etc.; lacking enthusiasm or warmth; formal; distant; as, a chill reception.
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4. Discouraging; depressing; dispiriting.
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Chill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chilled (chĭld); p. pr. & vb. n. Chilling.] 1. To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold.
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When winter chilled the day. Goldsmith.
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2. To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress; to discourage.
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Every thought on God chills the gayety of his spirits. Rogers.
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3. (Metal.) To produce, by sudden cooling, a change of crystallization at or near the surface of, so as to increase the hardness; said of cast iron.
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Chill, v. i. (Metal.) To become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while solidifying; as, some kinds of cast iron chill to a greater depth than others.
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Chilled (?), a. 1. Hardened on the surface or edge by chilling; as, chilled iron; a chilled wheel.
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2. (Paint.) Having that cloudiness or dimness of surface that is called “blooming.”
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Chilli (?), n. See .
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Chilliness (?), n. 1. A state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.
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2. A moderate degree of coldness; disagreeable coldness or rawness; as, the chilliness of the air.
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3. Formality; lack of warmth.
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Chilling (?), a. Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner.

-- Chillingly, adv.
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Chillness, n. Coolness; coldness; a chill.
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Death is the chillness that precedes the dawn. Longfellow.
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Chilly (?), a. Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.
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Chilognath (?), n. (Zoöl.) A myriapod of the order Chilognatha.
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Chilognatha (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � lip + gnaqos Jaw.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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Chiloma (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � lip, fr. � lip. See .] (Zoöl.) The tumid upper lip of certain mammals, as of a camel.
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Chilomycterus n. a genus of fish, consisting of the burrfishes.
Syn. -- genus Chilomycterus.
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Chilopod (?), n. (Zoöl.) A myriapod of the order Chilopoda.
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Chilopoda (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � lip + -poda.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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{ Chilostoma (?), Chilostomata (?), } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � + �, �, outh.] (Zoöl.) 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. [Also written Chillostomata.]
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Chilostomatous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma.
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Chiltern Hundreds (?). [AS. Chiltern the Chiltern, high hills in Buckinghamshire, perh. Fr. ceald cold + ern, ærn, place.] A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward. As members of Parliament cannot resign, when they wish to go out they accept this stewardship, which legally vacates their seats.
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Chimæra (?), n. [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) 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.
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Chimæroid (?), a. [Chimæra + old.] (Zoöl.) Related to, or like, the chimæra.
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Chimango [Native name] (Zoöl.) A south American carrion buzzard (Milvago chimango). See .
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Chimb (chīm), n. [AS. cim, in cimstān base of a pillar; akin to D. kim, f. Sw. kim., G. kimme f.] The edge of a cask, etc; a chine. See , n., 3. [Written also chime.]
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Chimb, v. i. Chime. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Chime (chīm), n. [See .] See , n., 3.
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Chime (chīm), n. [OE. chimbe, prop., cymbal, OF. cymbe, cymble, in a dialectic form, chymble, F. cymbale, L. cymbalum, fr. Gr. kymbalon. See .] 1. The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments.
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Instruments that made melodius chime. Milton.
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2. A set of bells musically tuned to each other; specif., in the pl., the music performed on such a set of bells by hand, or produced by mechanism to accompany the striking of the hours or their divisions.
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We have heard the chimes at midnight. Shak.
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3. Pleasing correspondence of proportion, relation, or sound. “Chimes of verse.” Cowley.
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Chime, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chimed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Chiming.] [See , n.] 1. To sound in harmonious accord, as bells.
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2. To be in harmony; to agree; to suit; to harmonize; to correspond; to fall in with.
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Everything chimed in with such a humor. W. irving.
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3. To join in a conversation; to express assent; -- followed by in or in with. [Colloq.]
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4. To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming. Cowley
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Chime (?), v. i. 1. To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
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And chime their sounding hammers. Dryden.
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2. To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.
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Chime his childish verse. Byron.
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Chimer (?), n. One who chimes.
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Chimera (?), n.; pl. Chimeras (#). [L. chimaera a chimera (in sense 1), Gr. � a she-goat, a chimera, fr. � he-goat; cf. Icel. qymbr a yearling ewe.] 1. (Myth.) 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. “Dire chimeras and enchanted isles.” Milton.
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2. A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the imagination; as, the chimera of an author. Burke.
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Chimere (?), n. [OF. chamarre., F. simarre (cf. It. zimarra), fr. Sp. chamarra, zamarra, a coat made of sheepskins, a sheepskin, perh. from Ar. sammūr the Scythian weasel or marten, the sable. Cf. .] The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached. Hook.
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Chimeric (?), a. Chimerical.
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Chimerical (?), a. Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; having, or capable of having, no existence except in thought; as, chimerical projects.

Syn. -- Imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wild; unfounded; vain; deceitful; delusive.
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Chimerically, adv. Wildy; vainly; fancifully.
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Chiminage (?), n. [OF. cheminage, fr. chemin way, road.] (Old Law) A toll for passage through a forest. [Obs.] Cowell.
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Chimney, n.; pl. Chimneys (#). [F. cheminée, LL. caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. � furnace, oven.] 1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
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2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues; esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most cases extending through or above the roof of the building. Often used instead of chimney shaft.
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Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. Milton.
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3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
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4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein. Raymond.
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Coloq. Chimney board , a board or screen used to close a fireplace; a fireboard. -- Coloq. Chimney cap , a device to improve the draught of a chimney, by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward. -- Coloq. Chimney corner , the space between the sides of the fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside. -- Coloq. Chimney hook , a hook for holding pats and kettles over a fire, -- Coloq. Chimney money , hearth money, a duty formerly paid in England for each chimney. -- Coloq. Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the roof. -- Coloq. Chimney swallow . (Zoöl.) (a) An American swift (Chæture pelasgica) which lives in chimneys. (b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica). -- Coloq. Chimney sweep , Coloq. Chimney sweeper , one who cleans chimneys of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off the soot.
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Chimney-breast (?), n. (Arch.) 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.
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Chimney-piece, chimneypiece (?), n. (Arch.) A decorative construction around the opening of a fireplace; also, the shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; mantlepiece. [Chiefly Brit.]
Syn. -- mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece.
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chimneypot n. a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft.
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chimneystack n. the part of the chimney that is above the roof; it usually has several flues.
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chimneysweep, chimneysweeper n. someone who cleans soot from chimneys, usually as a profession.
Syn. -- chimneysweeper, sweep.
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Chimonanthus n. a small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet.
Syn. -- genus Chimonanthus.
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chimp n. same as .
Syn. -- chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes.
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Chimpanzee (chĭmpănz�; 277), n. [From the native name: cf. F. chimpanzé, chimpansé, chimpanzée.] (Zoöl.) 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 , or , has been recently recognized as a separate species.
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Chin (chĭn), n. [AS. cin, akin to OS. kin, G kinn, Icel. kinn, cheek, Dan. & Sw. kind, L. , Gr. �; cf. Skr. hanu. √232.] 1. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.
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2. (Zoöl.) The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
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China (?), n. 1. A country in Eastern Asia.
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2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See .
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Coloq. China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant. See . -- Coloq. China bean . See under , 1. -- Coloq. China clay See . -- Coloq. China grass , Same as . -- Coloq. China ink . See . -- Coloq. China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of Dianthus (Dianthus Chiensis) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink. -- Coloq. China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax (Smilax China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and Alpinia officinarum). -- Coloq. China rose . (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies. -- Coloq. China shop , a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery. -- Coloq. Pride of China , Coloq. China tree . (Bot.) See .
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chinaberry n. 1. an evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans.
Syn. -- China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus saponaria.
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2. a tree of N India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern US as a shade tree.
Syn. -- chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach.
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China ware, chinaware n. 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.
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