CHAPERON
CHAPERON, noun A hood or cap worn by the knights of the garter in their habits. It was anciently worn by men, women, nobles and populace; afterwards appropriated to doctors and ...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CHAPITER
CHAPITER, noun1. The upper part or capital of a column or pillar; a word used in the scriptures. [See Capital.]2. That which is delivered by the mouth of the justice in his char...
CHAPLAIN
CHAPLAIN, noun1. An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs service in a chapel. The king of Great Britain has forty-eight chaplains, who attend, four each month, to perf...
CHAPLAINCY
CHAPLAINCY, noun The office or station of a chaplain.
CHAPLAINSHIP
CHAPLAINSHIP, noun1. The office or business of a chaplain.2. The possession, or revenue of a chapel.
CHAPLESS
CHAPLESS, noun1. A garland or wreath to be worn on the head; the circle of a crown.2. A string of beads used by the Roman Catholics, by which they count the number of their pray...
CHAPLET
CHAPLET, noun A pair of stirrup leathers, with stirrups, joined at the top in a sort of leather buckle, by which they are made fast to the pommel of the saddle, after they have ...
CHAPMAN
CHAPMAN, noun1. A cheapener; one that offers as a purchaser.Their chapmen they betray.2. A seller; a market-man.
CHAPPED
CHAPPED, participle passive Cleft; opened, as the surface or skin.
CHAPPING
CHAPPING, participle present tense Cleaving, as the surface or skin.
CHAPPY
CHAPPY, adjective Full of chaps; cleft.
CHAPS
CHAPS, the mouth or jaws. [See Chap.]
CHAPTER
CHAPTER, noun1. A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis contains fifty chapters. Hence the phrase, to the end of the chapter that is, throughout; to the end.2. In ecclesia...
CHAPTER-HOUSE
CHAPTER-HOUSE, noun A house where a chapter meets.
CHAPTREL
CHAPTREL, noun The capitals of pillars and pilasters, which support arches, commonly called imposts.
CHAR
CHAR, noun A fish.CHAR, noun In England, work done by the day; a single job, or task. In New England, it is pronounced chore, which see. I know not the origin of the word.CHAR, ...
CHAR-WOMAN
CHAR-WOMAN, noun A woman hired for odd work, or for single days.[Char-man and char-woman are, I believe, not used in America.]CHAR, verb transitive1. To burn or reduce to coal o...
CHARACT
CHARACT, noun An inscription.[See Character]
CHARACTER
CHARACTER, noun1. A mark made by cutting or engraving, as on stone, metal or other hard material; hence, a mark or figure made with a pen or style, on paper, or other material u...
CHARACTERISTIC
CHARACTERISTIC,CHARACTERISTICAL, adjective That constitutes the character; that marks the peculiar, distinctive qualities of a person or thing.Generosity is often a characterist...
CHARACTERISTICAL
CHARACTERISTICAL, a. That constitutes the character; that marks the peculiar, distinctive qualities of a person or thing.Generosity is often a characteristic virtue of a brave m...
CHARACTERISTICALLY
CHARACTERISTICALLY, adverb The state or qualities of being characteristic.
CHARACTERIZE
CHARACTERIZE, verb transitive1. To give a character, or an account of the personal qualities of a man; to describe by peculiar qualities.2. To distinguish; to mark, or express t...
CHARACTERIZED
CHARACTERIZED, participle passive Described or distinguished by peculiar qualities.
CHARACTERIZING
CHARACTERIZING, participle present tense Describing or distinguishing by peculiar qualities.
CHARACTERLESS
CHARACTERLESS, adjective Destitute of any peculiar character.
CHARACTERY
CHARACTERY, noun Impression; mark; distinction.