CHICHES
CHICHES, noun Dwarf peas.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CHICHLING
CHICHLING,CHICK, verb intransitive To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate.
CHICK
CHICK, v.i. To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate.
CHICK-PEA
CHICK-PEA, noun A plant or pea, constituting the genus Cicer; a native of Spain, where it is used in olios. It is smaller than the common pea.
CHICK-WEED
CHICK-WEED, noun A plant of the genus Alsine, which includes many species. The common chick-weed with white blossoms, affords a remarkable instance of the sleep of plants; for, ...
CHICKEN
CHICKEN, noun1. The young of fowls, particularly of the domestic hen, or gallinaceous fowls.2. A person of tender years.3. A word of tenderness.
CHICKEN-HEARTED
CHICKEN-HEARTED, adjective Timid; fearful; cowardly.
CHICKEN-POX
CHICKEN-POX, noun A mild contagious eruptive disease, generally appearing in children.
CHICKLING
CHICKLING, noun A small chick or chicken.
CHICKLING-VETCH
CHICKLING-VETCH, noun A vetch or pea, of the genus Lathyrus, used in Germany for food, but inferior to other kinds.
CHIDE
CHIDE, verb transitive1. To scold at; to reprove; to utter words in anger, or by way of disapprobation; to rebuke; as, to chide one for his faults.2. To blame; to reproach; as, ...
CHIDER
CHIDER, noun One who chides, clamors, reproves or rebukes.
CHIDERESS
CHIDERESS, noun A female who chides.
CHIDING
CHIDING, participle present tense Scolding; clamoring; rebuking; making a harsh or continued noise.CHIDING, noun A scolding or clamoring; rebuke; reproof.
CHIDINGLY
CHIDINGLY, adverb In a scolding or reproving manner.
CHIEF
CHIEF, adjective1. Highest in office or rank; principal; as a chief priest; the chief butler. Genesis 40:9.Among the chief rulers, many believed on him. John 12:10.2. Principal ...
CHIEFAGE
CHIEFAGE,CHIEFDOM, noun Sovereignty.
CHIEFLESS
CHIEFLESS, adjective Without a chief or leader.
CHIEFLY
CHIEFLY, adverb1. Principally; eminently; in the first place.It chiefly concerns us to obey the divine precepts.2. For the most part.In the parts of the kingdom where the estate...
CHIEFRIE
CHIEFRIE, noun A small rent paid to the lord paramount.
CHIEFTAIN
CHIEFTAIN, noun A captain, leader or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army or clan. It is most commonly used in the latter sense. The chieftains of the Highland clans in...
CHIEFTAINRY
CHIEFTAINRY,CHIEFTAINSHIP, noun Headship; captaincy; the government over a clan.
CHIEVANCE
CHIEVANCE, noun An unlawful bargain; traffick in which money is extorted.
CHIEVE
CHIEVE or CHIVE, verb intransitive To come to an end; to issue; to succeed.
CHILBLAIN
CHILBLAIN, noun A blain or sore produced by cold; a tumor affecting the hands and feet, accompanied with inflammation, pain, and sometimes ulceration.
CHILD
CHILD, noun1. A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of parents; applied to the human race, and chiefly to a person when yo...
CHILD-BEARING
CHILD-BEARING, adjective or participle present tense [See Bear.] Bearing or producing children.CHILD-BEARING, noun The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition.