CHOPPING
CHOPPING, participle present tense Cutting; mincing; buying; bartering.CHOPPING, adjective Stout; lusty; plump.CHOPPING, noun1. A high-heeled shoe, worn by ladies in Italy. [See...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CHOPPING-BLOCK
CHOPPING-BLOCK, noun A block on which any thing is laid to be chopped.
CHOPPING-KNIFE
CHOPPING-KNIFE, noun A knife for mincing meat.
CHOPPY
CHOPPY, adjective Full of clefts or cracks.
CHOPS
CHOPS, [See Chop.]
CHORAL
CHORAL, adjective1. Belonging to or composing a choir or concert; as, choral symphonies.2. Singing in a choir; as, choral seraphs.
CHORALLY
CHORALLY, adverb In the manner of a chorus.
CHORD
CHORD, noun1. The string of a musical instrument.2. In music, the union of two or more sounds uttered at the same time, forming an entire harmony; as a third, fifth and eighth, ...
CHORDEE
CHORDEE, noun [See Chord.] In medicine and surgery, an inflammatory or spasmodic contraction of the fraenum, attending gonorrhea and accompanied with pain.
CHORE
CHORE, noun In America, this word denotes small work of a domestic kind, as distinguished from the principal work of the day. It is generally used in the plural, chores, which i...
CHOREPIS-COPAL
CHOREPIS-COPAL, adjective Pertaining to the power of a suffragan or local bishop.
CHOREUS
CHOREUS, noun In ancient poetry, a foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short; the trochee.
CHORIAMB
CHORIAMB,CHORIAMBIC, noun A choriambCHORIAMBIC, adjective Pertaining to a choriamb
CHORIAMBUS
CHORIAMBUS, noun In ancient poetry, a foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; that is, a choreus or trochee and an iambus ...
CHORION
CHORION, noun In anatomy, the exterior membrane which invests the fetus in utero.
CHORIST
CHORIST, noun A singing man in a choir.
CHORISTER
CHORISTER, noun1. Literally, a singer; one of a choir; a singer in a concert.2. One who leads a choir in church music. This is the sense in the United States.
CHOROGRAPHER
CHOROGRAPHER, noun [See Chorography.] A person who describes a particular region or country; or one who forms a map or maps of particular regions or countries.
CHOROGRAPHICAL
CHOROGRAPHICAL, adjective Pertaining to chorography; descriptive of particular regions or countries; laying down or marking the bounds of particular countries.
CHOROGRAPHICALLY
CHOROGRAPHICALLY, adverb In a chorographical manner; in a manner descriptive of particular regions.
CHOROGRAPHY
CHOROGRAPHY, noun The art or practice of making a map of a particular region, country, or province; or of marking its limits, bounds or position. chorography differs from geogra...
CHOROID
CHOROID, noun In anatomy, a term applied to several parts of the body that resemble the chorion; as the inner membrane investing the brain, or the pia mater; the second coat of ...
CHORUS
CHORUS, noun1. A number of singers; a company of persons singing in concert.2. The persons who are supposed to behold what passes in the acts of a tragedy, and sing their sentim...
CHOSE
CHOSE, noun In law, property in action; a right to possession; or that which may be demanded and recovered by suit or action at law. Thus, money due on a bond or note is a chose...
CHOSEN
CHOSEN, participle passive1. Selected from a number; picked out; taken in preference; elected; predestinated; designated to office.2. Select; distinguished by preference; eminen...
CHOUGH
CHOUGH, noun The Cornish chough is a fowl of the genus Corvus, nearly of the size of the crow, and mischievous, like the magpie. It is black, except the bill, legs and feet, whi...
CHOULE
CHOULE. [See Jowl.]