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Coloq. Chuck farthing , a play in which a farthing is pitched into a hole; pitch farthing. -- Coloq. Chuck hole , a deep hole in a wagon rut. -- Coloq. Elliptic chuck , a chuck having a slider and an eccentric circle, which, as the work turns round, give it a sliding motion across the center which generates an ellipse. Knight.
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Chuck (chŭk), n. 1. A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone. [Scot.]
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2. pl. A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones. [Scot.]
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Chuck, n. A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast. [Colloq.]
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chucker-out n. a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting; a bouncer{5}.
Syn. -- bouncer.
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chuck-full adj. same as . [predicate]
Syn. -- chockablock(predicate), chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate), chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate), cram full.
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chuckhole n. a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering especially in a road surface.
Syn. -- pothole.
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Chuckle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chuckled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Chuckling (?).] [From 1st .] 1. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. [Obs.] Dryden.
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2. To fondle; to cocker. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Chuckle, n. A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
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Chuckle, v. i. [From 1st .] To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.
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Chucklehead (?), n. A person with a large head; a numskull; a dunce. [Low] Knowles.
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Chuckleheaded, a. Having a large head; thickheaded; dull; stupid. Smart.
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Chuck-Will's-widow (?), n. (Zool.) A large whippoorwill-like bird (a species of goatsucker) (Caprimulgus carolinensis, formerly Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note.
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Chud (?), v. t. [Cf. , .] To champ; to bite. [Obs.] A. Stafford.
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Chuet (?), n. [From , v. t.] Minced meat. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Chufa (?), n. [Sp.] (Bot.) A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.
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Chuff (?), n. [Perh. a modification of chub: cf. W. cyff stock, stump.] A coarse or stupid fellow. Shak.
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Chuff, a. Stupid; churlish. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
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Chuffily (?), adv. Clownishly; surlily.
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Chuffiness, n. The quality of being chuffy.
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Chuffy (?), a. 1. Fat or puffed out in the cheeks.
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2. Rough; clownish; surly.
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Chulan (?), n. (Bot.) The fragrant flowers of the Chloranthus inconspicuus, used in China for perfuming tea.
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Chum (chŭm), n. [Perh. a contraction fr. comrade or chamber fellow: cf. also AS. cuma a comer, guest.] A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.
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Coloq. New chum , a recent immigrant. [Australia]
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Chum, v. i. [imp. p. p. Chummed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Chumming.] To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college. [U. S.]
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Chum, n. Chopped pieces of fish used as bait. [U. S.]
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chummy adj. 1. having the relationship of friends or pals. [colloquial]
Syn. -- matey, pally, palsy-walsy.
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2. associated on close terms. [informal]
Syn. -- thick(predicate).
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Chump (chŭmp), n. [Cf. Icel. kumbr a chopping, E. chop.] 1. A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. Morton.
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2. a stupid person; a fool; a dolt; also, a dupe.
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Coloq. Chump end , the thick end; as, the chump end of a joint of meat. Dickens.
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Chunam (ch�năm), n. [Hind. chūnā, from Skr. cūrṇa powder, dust; or a Dravidian word.] Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar. [India] Whitworth.
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chunga n. The Argentinian cariama (Chunga burmeisteri).
Syn. -- seriema, Chunga burmeisteri.
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Chunk (chŭṉk), n. [Cf. .] A short, thick piece of anything. [Colloq. U. S. & Prov. Eng.]
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Chunky (chŭṉk�), a. Short and thick. [U. S.] Kane.
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Chupatty (?), n.; pl. -ties (#). [Hind. chapātī.] A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the natives of India. [Anglo-Indian]
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{ Chuprassy Chuprassie } (?), n. [Hind. chaprāssī, fr. chaprās badge.] A messenger or servant wearing an official badge. [Anglo-Indian]
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Church (chûrch), n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche, Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel. kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all fr. Gr. kyriakon the Lord's house, fr. kyriakos concerning a master or lord, fr. kyrios master, lord, fr. ky^ros power, might; akin to Skr. çūra hero, Zend. çura strong, OIr. caur, cur, hero. Cf. .]
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1. A building set apart for Christian worship.
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2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] Acts xix. 37.
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3. A formally organized body of Christian believers worshiping together. “When they had ordained them elders in every church.” Acts xiv. 23.
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4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.
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5. The collective body of Christians.
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6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm.
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7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community; ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array the power of the church against some moral evil.
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Remember that both church and state are properly the rulers of the people, only because they are their benefactors. Bulwer.
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☞ Church is often used in composition to denote something belonging or relating to the church; as, church authority; church history; church member; church music, etc.
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Coloq. Apostolic church . See under . -- Coloq. Broad church . See . -- Coloq. Catholic church or Coloq. Universal church , the whole body of believers in Christ throughout the world. -- Coloq. Church of England , or Coloq. English church , the Episcopal church established and endowed in England by law. -- Coloq. Church living , a benefice in an established church. -- Coloq. Church militant . See under . -- Coloq. Church owl (Zoöl.), the white owl. See . -- Coloq. Church rate , a tax levied on parishioners for the maintenance of the church and its services. -- Coloq. Church session . See under . -- Coloq. Church triumphant . See under . -- Coloq. Church work , work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work of a particular church for the spread of religion. -- Coloq. Established church , the church maintained by the civil authority; a state church.
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Church, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Churched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Churching.] To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women.
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Church-ale (?), n. A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was used. Wright. Nares.
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Church-bench (?), n. A seat in the porch of a church. Shak.
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Churchdom (?), n. The institution, government, or authority of a church. [R.] Bp. Pearson.
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Churchgoer (?), n. One who attends church.
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Churchgoing, a. 1. Habitually attending church.
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2. Summoning to church.
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The sound of the churchgoing bell. Cowper.
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Church-haw (?), n. [Church + haw a yard.] Churchyard. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Churchism (?), n. Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization; sectarianism.
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Churchless (?), a. Without a church. T. Fuller.
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Churchlike (?), a. Befitting a church or a churchman; becoming to a clergyman. Shak.
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Churchliness (?), n. Regard for the church.
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Churchly, a. Pertaining to, or suitable for, the church; ecclesiastical.
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Churchman (?), n.; pl. Churchmen (#). 1. An ecclesiastic or clergyman.
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2. An Episcopalian, or a member of the Established Church of England. “A zealous churchman.” Macaulay.
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3. One was is attached to, or attends, church.
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Churchmanly, a. Pertaining to, or becoming, a churchman. Milman.
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Churchmanship, n. The state or quality of being a churchman; attachment to the church.
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Church modes (?). (Mus.) The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See .
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Churchship, n. State of being a church. South.
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Churchwarden (?), n. 1. One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service.
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2. A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube. [Slang, Eng.]
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There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens. W. Black.
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Churchwardenship, n. The office of a churchwarden.
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Churchy, a. Relating to a church; unduly fond of church forms. [Colloq.]
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Churchyard (?), n. The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.
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Like graves in the holy churchyard. Shak.

Syn. -- Burial place; burying ground; graveyard; necropolis; cemetery; God's acre.
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Churl (?), n. [AS. ceorl a freeman of the lowest rank, man, husband; akin to D. karel, kerel, G. kerl, Dan. & Sw. karl, Icel. karl, and to the E. proper name Charles (orig., man, male), and perh. to Skr. jāra lover. Cf. , .] 1. A rustic; a countryman or laborer. “A peasant or churl.” Spenser.
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Your rank is all reversed; let men of cloth
Bow to the stalwart churls in overalls. Emerson.
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2. A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor.
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A churl's courtesy rarely comes, but either for gain or falsehood. Sir P. Sidney.
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3. A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.
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Like to some rich churl hoarding up his pelf. Drayton.
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Churl, a. Churlish; rough; selfish. [Obs.] Ford.
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Churlish, a. 1. Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly. “Churlish benefits.” Ld. Burleigh.
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Half mankind maintain a churlish strife. Cowper.
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2. Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals. Boyle.
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Churlishly, adv. In a churlish manner.
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Churlishness, n. Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.
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Churly (?), a. Rude; churlish; violent. Longfellow.
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{ Churme (?), Chirm (?) }, n. [See .] Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [Obs.]
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The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches. Bacon.
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Churn (chûrn), n. [OE. chirne, cherne, AS. ceren, cyrin; akin to D. karn, Dan. kierne. See , v. t.] A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separate the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter.
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Churn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Churned (chûrnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Churning.] [OE. chernen, AS. cernan; akin to LG. karnen, G. kernen, D. karnen, Dan. kierne, Sw. kärna, and also to E. corn, kernel, the meaning coming from the idea of extracting the kernel or marrow. See .] 1. To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.
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2. To shake or agitate with violence.
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Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose. Addison.
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Churn, v. i. To perform the operation of churning.
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churned-up adj. agitated vigorously; -- of a liquid.
Syn. -- churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent.
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Churning, n. 1. The act of one who churns.
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2. The quantity of butter made at one operation.
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Churr (?), n. [Cf. .] A vibrant or whirring noise such as that made by some insects, as the cockchafer, or by some birds, as the nightjar, the partridge, etc.
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Churr, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Churred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Churring.] To make a churr, as a cockchafer.

That's the churring of the nightjar. Hall Caine.
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Churr, v. t. To utter by churring.
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Churrus (?), n. [Hind. charas.] A powerfully narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.
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Churrworm (?), n. [AS. cyrran, cerran, to turn.] (Zoöl.) An insect that turns about nimbly; the mole cricket; -- called also fan cricket. Johnson.
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Chuse (?), v. t. See Choose. [Obs.]
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Chute (?), n. [F. chute, prop. a fall.] 1. A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
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2. See .
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{ Chutney (?), Chutnee (?), } n. [Hind. chatnī.] 1. A warm or spicy condiment or pickle made in India, compounded of various vegetable substances, such as chopped fruits or green tomatoes, etc., often cooked with sweets and acids such as sugar and vinegar, with ginger and spices.
Syn. -- Indian relish.
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chutzpa, chutzpah n. [Yiddish khutzpa.] aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; gall; as, he had the chutzpah to question my decision. [Also spelled hutzpa, and hutzpah.]
Syn. -- audacity, audaciousness.
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Chylaceous (?), a. (Physiol.) Possessed of the properties of chyle; consisting of chyle.
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Chylaqueous (?), a. [Chyle + aqueous.] (Zoöl.) Consisting of chyle much diluted with water; -- said of a liquid which forms the circulating fluid of some inferior animals.
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Chyle (?), n. [NL. chylus, Gr. � juice, chyle, fr. � to pour: cf. F. chyle; prob. akin to E. fuse to melt.] (Physiol.) A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division; formed from chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic duct.
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Chylifaction (?), n. [Chyle + L. facere to make.] (Physiol.) The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies; chylification, -- a digestive process.
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Chylifactive (?), a. (Physiol.) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle.
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chylifactory adj. producing or converting into chyle.
Syn. -- chylific, chylifactive.
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Chyliferous (?), a. [Chyle + -ferous: cf. F. chylifère.] (Physiol.) Transmitting or conveying chyle; as, chyliferous vessels.
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Chylific (?), a. Chylifactive.
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Chylification (?), n. (Physiol.) The formation of chyle. See .
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Chylificatory (? or ?), a. Chylifactive.
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Chylify (?), v. t. & i. [Chyle + -ly.] (Physiol.) To make chyle of; to be converted into chyle.
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Chylopoetic (?), a. [Gr. chylopoiei^n to make into juice, chylos juice, chyle + poiei^n to make.] (Physiol.) Concerned in the formation of chyle; as, the chylopoetic organs.
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Chylous (?), a. [Cf. F. chyleux.] (Physiol.) Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.
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Chyluria (?), n. [NL. from Gr. � chyle + � urine.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the urine contains chyle or fatty matter, giving it a milky appearance.
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Chyme (?), n. [L. chymus chyle, Gr. � juice, like �, fr. � to pour: cf. F. chyme. See .] (Physiol.) The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestines just after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in the intestines into chyle and excrement. See .
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{ Chymic (?), Chymist, Chymistry (?). } [Obs.] See , , .
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Chymiferous (?), a. [Chyme + -ferous.] (Physiol.) Bearing or containing chyme.
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Chymification (?), n. [Chyme + L. facere to make: cf. F. Chymification.] (Physiol.) The conversion of food into chyme by the digestive action of gastric juice.
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Chymify (?), v. t. [Chyme + -fy: cf. F. chymifier.] (Physiol.) To form into chyme.
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Chymous (?), a. Of or pertaining to chyme.
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Chyometer (?), n. [Gr. � to pour + -meter.] (Chem.) An instrument for measuring liquids. It consists of a piston moving in a tube in which is contained the liquid, the quantity expelled being indicated by the graduation upon the piston rod.
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Cibarious (?), a. [L. cibaruus, fr. cibus food.] Pertaining to food; edible. Johnson.
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Cibation (?), n. [L. cibatio, fr. cibare to feed.] 1. The act of taking food.
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2. (Alchemy) The process or operation of feeding the contents of the crucible with fresh material. B. Jonson.
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Cibol (?), n. [F. ciboule, LL. cepula, cepola, dim. of L. cepa, caepa, caepe, an onion. Cf. , .] A perennial alliaceous plant (Allium fistulosum), sometimes called Welsh onion. Its fistular leaves areused in cookery.
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Ciborium (?), n.: pl. Ciboria (#). [LL., fr. L. ciborium a cup, fr. Gr. � a seed vessel of the Egyptian bean; also, a cup made from its largeleaves, or resembling its seed vessel in shape.] 1. (Arch.) A canopy usually standing free and supported on four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a secondary altar.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) The coffer or case in which the host is kept; the pyx.
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Cicada (sĭkādȧ), n.; pl. E. Cicadas (-dȧz), L. Cicadæ (-dē). [L.] (Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Cicada or of the family Cicadidae. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (Cicada septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.
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Cicadellidae n. a natural family comprising the leafhoppers.
Syn. -- family Cicadellidae.
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Cicadidae n. a family of insects comprising the cicadas.
Syn. -- family Cicadidae.
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Cicala (ch�kälȧ), n. [It., fr. L. cicada.] A cicada. See . “At eve a dry cicala sung.” Tennison.
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Cicatrice (?), n. [F., fr. L. cicatrix.] A cicatrix.
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Cicatricial (?), a. (Med.) Relating to, or having the character of, a cicatrix. Dunglison.
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Cicatricle (?), n. [Cf. F. cicatricule, fr. L. cicatricula a small scar, fr. cicatrix a scar.] (Biol.) The germinating point in the embryo of a seed; the point in the yolk of an egg at which development begins.
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Cicatrisive (?), a. Tending to promote the formation of a cicatrix; good for healing of a wound.
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