CHOUSE
CHOUSE, verb transitive To cheat, trick, defraud; followed by of, in Hudibras; but in America, by out of; as, to chouse one out of his money.CHOUSE, noun One who is easily cheat...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CHOUSED
CHOUSED, participle passive Cheated; defrauded; imposed on.
CHOUSING
CHOUSING, participle present tense Cheating; imposing on.
CHOWDER
CHOWDER, noun In New England, a dish of fish boiled with biscuit, etc. In Spanish, chode is a paste made of mild, eggs, sugar and flour. In the west of England, chowder-beer is ...
CHOWTER
CHOWTER, verb transitive To grumble like a frog or a froward child.
CHRISM
CHRISM, noun Unguent; unction. In the Romish and Greek churches, oil consecrated by the bishop, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordination, and extreme ...
CHRISMAL
CHRISMAL, adjective Pertaining to chrism.
CHRISMATION
CHRISMATION, noun The act of applying the chrism, or consecrated oil; in baptism, by the priest; in confirmation, by the bishop. In ordination, it is usually styled unction.
CHRISMATORY
CHRISMATORY, noun A vessel to hold the oil for chrism.
CHRISOM
CHRISOM, noun [See Chrism.] a child that dies within a month after its birth; so called from the chrisom-cloth, a linen cloth anointed with holy oil, which was formerly laid ove...
CHRIST
CHRIST, noun THE ANOINTED; an appellation given to the Savior of the World, and synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah. It was a custom of antiquity to consecrate persons to the sac...
CHRISTANIZE
CHRISTANIZE, verb transitive To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans.
CHRISTEN
CHRISTEN, verb transitive1. To baptize, or rather to baptize and name; to initiate into the visible church of Christ by the application of water; applied to persons. And as a na...
CHRISTENDOM
CHRISTENDOM, noun1. The territories, countries or regions inhabited by Christians, or those who profess to believe in the Christian religion.2. The whole body of Christians.3. C...
CHRISTENED
CHRISTENED, participle passive Baptized and named; initiated into Christianity.
CHRISTENING
CHRISTENING, participle present tense The act or ceremony of baptizing and naming; initiation into the Christian religion.
CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIAN, noun1. A believer in the religion of Christ.2. A professor of his belief in the religion of Christ.3. A real disciple of Christ; one who believes in the truth of the ...
CHRISTIAN-NAME
CHRISTIAN-NAME, noun The name given in baptism, as distinct from the gentilitious or surname.
CHRISTIANISM
CHRISTIANISM, noun1. The Christian religion.2. The nations professing Christianity.
CHRISTIANITE
CHRISTIANITE, noun A newly discovered Vesuvian mineral; its primitive form is that of an oblique rectangular prism; its colors brown, yellow or reddish.
CHRISTIANLIKE
CHRISTIANLIKE, adjective Becoming a Christian.
CHRISTIANLY
CHRISTIANLY, adverb In a Christian manner; in a manner becoming the principles of the Christian religion, or the profession of that religion.
CHRISTIANOGRAPHY
CHRISTIANOGRAPHY, noun A description of Christian nations.
CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS, noun1. The festival of the Christian church observed annually on the 25th day of December, in memory of the birth of Christ, and celebrated by a particular church ser...
CHRISTMAS-BOX
CHRISTMAS-BOX, noun A box in which little presents are deposited at Christmas.
CHRISTMAS-DAY
CHRISTMAS-DAY, noun The twenty fifth day of December, when Christmas is celebrated.
CHRISTMAS-FLOWER
CHRISTMAS-FLOWER, noun Hellebore.