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Chinaldine (?), n. [NL. chinium quinine + aldehyde.] (Chem.) See .
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Chinaman (?), n.; pl. Chinamen (�). A native of China; a Chinese.
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Chincapin (?), n. See .
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Chinch (?), n. [Cf. Sp. chinche, fr. L. .] 1. (Zoöl.) The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).
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2. (Zoöl.) A bug (Blissus leucopterus), which, in the United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains; -- also called chiniz, chinch bug, chink bug. It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting odor.
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Chincha (?), n. [Cf. .] (Zoöl.) A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis.
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Chinch bug (?), n. (Zoöl.) see .
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Chinche (?), a. [F. chiche miserly.] Parsimonious; niggardly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Chincherie (?), n. Penuriousness. [Obs.]
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By cause of his skarsete and chincherie. Caucer.
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Chinchilla (?), n. [Sp.] 1. (Zoöl.) A small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili.
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2. The fur of the chinchilla.
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3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.

Chinchillidae n. a natural family of small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents.
Syn. -- family Chinchillidae.
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chinchillon n. a gregarious burrowing rodent (Lagostomus maximus) larger than the chinchillas.
Syn. -- viscacha, Lagostomus maximus.
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{ Chinchona (?), Chincona (?). } any of several trees of the genus Cinchona. Same as .
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chinchy (chĭnch�), adj. [Compar. chinchier (chĭnchĭẽr); superl. chinchiest (chĭnchĭĕst).] [See .] same as .
Syn. -- cheap, chintzy, stingy, chinche.
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Chin cough (?). [For chink cough; cf. As. cincung long laughter, Scot. kink a violent fit of coughing, akin to MHG. kīchen to pant. Cf. , .] Whooping cough.
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Chine (?), n. [Cf. .] A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep. [Prov. Eng.] “The cottage in a chine.” J. Ingelow.
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Chine (?), n. [OF. eschine, F. échine, fr. OHG. skina needle, prickle, shin, G. schiene splint, schienbein shin. For the meaning cf. L. spina thorn, prickle, or spine, the backbone. Cf. .] 1. The backbone or spine of an animal; the back. “And chine with rising bristles roughly spread.” Dryden.
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2. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. [See Illust. of .]
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3. The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.
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Chine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chined (?).] 1. To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.
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2. Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..
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Chined (?), a. 1. Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; -- used in composition. Beau. & Fl.
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2. Broken in the back. [Obs.]
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He's chined, goodman. Beau. & Fl.
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Chinese (?), a. Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.
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Coloq. Chinese paper . See India paper, under . -- Coloq. Chinese wax , a snowy-white, waxlike substance brought from China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of the family Coccidæ especially Coccus Sinensis.
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Chinese, n. sing. & pl. 1. A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China.
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2. sing. The language of China, which is monosyllabic.
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☞ Chineses was used as a plural by the contemporaries of Shakespeare and Milton.
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Chinese Exclusion Act. Any of several acts forbidding the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States, originally from 1882 to 1892 by act of May 6, 1882, then from 1892 to 1902 by act May 5, 1892. By act of April 29, 1902, all existing legislation on the subject was reënacted and continued, and made applicable to the insular possessions of the United States.
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Chinese-red adj. of a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
Syn. -- vermilion, vermillion, cinibar.
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Chink (chĭṉk), n. [OE. chine, AS. cīne fissure, chink, fr. cīnan to gape; akin to Goth. Keinan to sprout, G. keimen. Cf. .] A small cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; a gap or crack; as, the chinks of a wall.
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Through one cloudless chink, in a black, stormy sky.
Shines out the dewy morning star. Macaulay.
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Chink (chĭṉk), n. [From chinaman.] a chinaman; a chinese person; -- disparaging and offensive. [slang]
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Chink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chinked (chĭṉkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Chinking.] To crack; to open.
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Chink, v. t. 1. To cause to open in cracks or fissures.
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2. To fill up the chinks of; as, to chink a wall.
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Chink, n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. .] 1. A short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with a slight degree of violence. “Chink of bell.” Cowper.
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2. Money; cash. [Cant] “To leave his chink to better hands.” Somerville.
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Chink, v. t. To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other. Pope.
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Chink, v. i. To make a slight, sharp, metallic sound, as by the collision of little pieces of money, or other small sonorous bodies. Arbuthnot.
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Chinky (chĭṉk�), a. Full of chinks or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts. Dryden.
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Chinned (chĭnd), a. Having a chin; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, short-chinned.
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chino (chēnō), n. a coarse, tough, twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms or sports clothes.
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Chinoidine (?), n. [NL. chinium quinine (cf. G. & F. china Peruvian bark) + -oil + -ine.] (Chem.) See .
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Chinoline (?), n. [NL. chinium quinine (see ) + L. oleum oil + -ine.] (Chem.) See .
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Chinone (?), n. [NL. chinium quinine (see .) + -one.] (Chem.) See .
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Chinoiserie (shēnwȧz'rē), n. [F.] 1. Chinese conduct, art, decoration, or the like; also, a specimen of Chinese manners, art, decoration, etc.
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2. a style in art reflecting Chinese influence, being elaborately decorated and intricately patterned.
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Chinook (?), n. 1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called Flathead Indians.
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2. A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks, sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains, in Montana and the adjacent territory.
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3. A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States.
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Chinook State. Washington -- a nickname. See , n.
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chinos n. pl. trousers made with chino cloth.
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Chinquapin (?), n. (Bot.) A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also chincapin and chinkapin.]
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Coloq. Chinquapin oak , a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides) of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns. -- Coloq. Western Chinquapin , an evergreen shrub or tree (Castanopes chrysophylla) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.
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Chinse (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Chinsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Chinsing.] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel , the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.
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Coloq. Chinsing iron , a light calking iron.
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Chintz (?), n.; pl. Chintzes (#). [Hindi chīnt spotted cotton clooth, chīntā spot.] Cotton cloth, printed with flowers and other devices, in a number of different colors, and often glazed. Swift.
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chintzy adj. 1. resembling chintz or decorated with chintz.
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2. of very poor quality. [informal]
Syn. -- bum, cheap, cheesy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tatty, tinny, chinchy.
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3. stingy; miserly.
Syn. -- cheap.
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chin-up n. an arm exercise performed by pulling oneself up on a horizontal bar until the chin is level with or above the bar.
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chin-wag, chin-wagging n. a light informal conversation for social occasions.
Syn. -- chitchat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin-wag, causerie.
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Chiococca n. a genus of shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World.
Syn. -- genus Chiococca.
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Chionanthus n. a genus of deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree.
Syn. -- genus Chionanthus.
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Chioppine (?), n. Same as , n.
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Chip (chĭp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chipped (chĭpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Chipping.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. to cut.] 1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. Shak.
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2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.
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3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.
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Coloq. To chip in , to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]
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Chip, v. i. To break or fly off in small pieces.
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Chip, n. 1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.
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2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.
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3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
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4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously.
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5. One of the counters used in poker and other games.
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6. (Naut.) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.
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Coloq. Buffalo chips . See under . -- Coloq. Chip ax , a small ax for chipping timber into shape. -- Coloq. Chip bonnet , Coloq. Chip hat , a bonnet or a hat made of Chip. See , n., 3. -- Coloq. A chip off the old block , a child who resembles either of his parents. [Colloq.] Milton. -- Coloq. Potato chips , Coloq. Saratoga chips , thin slices of raw potato fried crisp.
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chipboard n. a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin.
Syn. -- hardboard.
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Chipmunk (?), n. [Indian name.] (Zoöl.) A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus. [Written also chipmonk, chipmuck, and chipmuk.]
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chipped adj. having a small piece broken off; as, a chipped tooth.
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Chippendale (?), a. Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century. Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation, sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper specimens, separately and glued on. In the more elaborate pieces three types are recognized: Coloq. French Chippendale , having much detail, like Louis Quatorze and Louis Quinze; Coloq. Chinese Chippendale , marked by latticework and pagodalike pediments; and Coloq. Gothic Chippendale , attempting to adapt medieval details. The forms, as of the cabriole and chairbacks, often resemble Queen Anne. In chairs, the seat is widened at the front, and the back toward the top widened and bent backward, except in Chinese Chippendale, in which the backs are usually rectangular. -- Chippendalism (#), n.
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It must be clearly and unmistakably understood, then, that, whenever painted (that is to say, decorated with painted enrichment) or inlaid furniture is described as Chippendale, no matter where or by whom, it is a million chances to one that the description is incorrect. R. D. Benn.
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Chipper (?), v. i. [Cf. , .] To chirp or chirrup. [Prov. Eng.] Forby.
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Chipper, a. Lively; cheerful; talkative. [U. S.]
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Chippeways (?), n. pl.; sing. Chippeway. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the northern and western shores of Lake Superior; -- called also Objibways.
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Chipping (?), n. 1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.
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2. The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape.
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3. The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc.
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Chipping bird (?). (Zoöl.) The chippy.
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Chipping squirrel (?). See .
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Chippy (?), a. Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.
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Chippy (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and chipping sparrow, from its simple note.
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Chips (?), n. (Naut.) A ship's carpenter. [Cant.]
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Chiragra (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �; � hand + � seizure.] (Med.) Gout in the hand.
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Chiragrical (?), a. Having the gout in the hand, or subject to that disease. Sir. T. Browne.
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Chiretta (?), n. [Hind. chirāītā.] A plant (Agathotes Chirayta) found in Northern India, having medicinal properties to the gentian, and esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.
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Chirk (?), v. i. [Cf. , also .] 1. To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries. [Obs.]
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All full of chirkyng was that sorry place. Cheucer.
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2. To chirp like a bird. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Chirk, v. t. To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [Colloq. New Eng. ]
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Chirk, a. [From , v. i.] Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [Colloq. New Eng.]
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Chirm (?), n. [AS. cirm, cyrm.] Noise; din; esp.; confused noise, clamor, or hum of many voices, notes of birds, or the like.
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Chirm (?), v. i. [Cf. AS. cyrman, cirman, to cry out. √24. Cf. .] To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird. [Obs.] Huloet.
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Chirognomy (?), n. [Gr. cheir hand + � understanding.] The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
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Chirograph (?), n. [Gr. � written with the hand; cheir hand + grafein to write.] (Old. Law) (a) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party. (b) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot of the fine. Bouvier.
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Chirographer (?), n. 1. One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing.
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2. See , 2.
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Coloq. Chirographer of fines (Old Eng. Law), an officer in the court of common pleas, who engrossed fines.
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{ Chirographic (?), Chirographical (?) } a. Of or pertaining to chirography.
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Chirographist (?), n. 1. A chirographer; a writer or engrosser.
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2. One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.
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Chirography (?), n. 1. The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography.
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2. The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.
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Chirogymnast (?), n. [Gr. cheir hand + � trainer of athletes, gymnast.] A mechanical contrivance for exercising the fingers of a pianist.
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Chirological (?), a. Relating to chirology.
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Chirologist (?), n. One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers.
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Chirology (?), n. [Gr. cheir hand + -logy.] The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See .
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Chiromancer (?), n. One who practices chiromancy. Dryden.
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Chiromancy (?), n. [Gr. cheir hand + -mancy.] The art or practice of foretelling events, or of telling the fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the hand; palmistry.
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{ Chiromanist (?), Chiromantist (?) } n. [Gr. �.] A chiromancer.
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{ Chiromantic (?), Chiromantical (?) } a. Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
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Chiromonic (?), a. Relating to chironomy.
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Chironomy (?), n. [Gr. �; cheir hand + � to manage.] The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime; gesture [Obs.]
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Chiroplast (?), n. [Gr. � formed by hand; cheir hand + � to shape.] (Mus.) An instrument to guid the hands and fingers of pupils in playing on the piano, etc.
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Chiropodist (?), n. [Gr. cheir hand + �; �, foot.] One who treats diseases of the hands and feet; especially, one who removes corns and bunions.
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Chiropody (?), n. The art of treating diseases of the hands and feet.
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chiropractic n. a method of medical treatment that manipulates body structures, especially the spine, in the belief that it restores proper nerve functioning.
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chiropractor n. a therapist who practics chiropractic.
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chiropter n. [See .] any mammal belonging to the order chiroptera; a bat.
Syn. -- chiropteran; bat.
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chiropteran n. same as .
Syn. -- chiropter; bat.
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chiroptera (k�rŏptẽr), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. cheir hand + pteron wing.] (Zoöl.) an ancient order of mammalia dating to the early Eocene, including the bats. They are nocturnal mouselike mammals having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web, so that they form membranous wings that can be used in flying. They also have anatomical adaptations, including large ears, for echolocation, by which they navigate and in some cases find insects. The order includes the suborders Megachiroptera (the fruit bats) and Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats). See . Previously spelled cheiroptera. [archaic]
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chiropteran n. nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate.
Syn. -- bat.
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Chirosophist (?), n. [Gr. cheir hand + � skillful, wise. See .] A fortune teller.
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Chirp (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chirped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Chirping.] [Of imitative orgin. Cf. , , , , .] To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.
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Chirp, n. A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. “The chirp of flitting bird.” Bryant.
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Chirper (?), n. One who chirps, or is cheerful.
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Chirping (?), a. Cheering; enlivening.
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He takes his chirping pint, he cracks his jokes. Pope.
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Chirpingly, adv. In a chirping manner.
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Chirre (?), v. i. [Cf. G. girren, AS. corian to murmur, complain. √24.] To coo, as a pigeon. [Obs.]
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Chirrup (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chirruped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Chirruping.] [See .] To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.
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Chirrup, v. i. To chirp. Tennyson.
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The criket chirrups on the hearth. Goldsmith.
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Chirrup, n. The act of chirping; a chirp.
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The sparrows' chirrup on the roof. Tennyson.
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Chirrupy (?), a. Cheerful; joyous; chatty.
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Chirurgeon (?), n. [F. chirurgien, from chirurgie surgery, fr. Gr. �, fr. � working or operating with the hand; cheir hand + � work. Cf. , .] A surgeon. [Obs.]
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Chirurgeonly, adv. Surgically. [Obs.] Shak.
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Chirurgery (?), n. [See , and cf. .] Surgery. [Obs.]
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{ Chirurgic (?), Chirurgical (?), } a. [Cf. F. chirurgiquerurgical, L. Chirurgicus, Gr. �. See , and cf. .] Surgical [Obs.] “Chirurgical lore” Longfellow.
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