CHRYSALID
CHRYSALID, noun [See Chrysalis.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CHRYSALIS
CHRYSALIS, noun The particular form which butterflies, moths, and some other insects assume, before they arrive at their winged or perfect state. It is called also aurelia, from...
CHRYSOBERYL
CHRYSOBERYL, noun A siliceous gem, of a dilute yellowish green color.CHRYSOBERYL, the cymophane of Hauy, is a mineral usually found in round pieces, about the size of a pea; but...
CHRYSOCOLLA
CHRYSOCOLLA, noun Carbonate of copper, of two subspecies, the blue and the green; formerly called blue and green chrysocolla also mountain blue and mountain green. It occurs in ...
CHRYSOLITE
CHRYSOLITE, noun A mineral, called by Hauy and Brongniart, peridote and by Jameson, prismatic chrysolite Its prevailing color is some shade of green. It is harder than glass, bu...
CHRYSOPRASE
CHRYSOPRASE, noun A mineral, a subspecies of quartz. Its color is commonly apple green, and often extremely beautiful. It is translucent, or sometimes semi-transparent; its frac...
CHUB
CHUB, noun A river fish, called also cheven, of the genus Cyprinus. The body is oblong, nearly round; the head and back, green; the sides silvery, and the belly white. It freque...
CHUB-FACED
CHUB-FACED, adjective Having a plump round face.
CHUBBED
CHUBBED,CHUBBY, adjective Like a chub; short and thick.
CHUBBY
CHUBBY, a. Like a chub; short and thick.
CHUCK
CHUCK, verb intransitive To make the noise of a hen or partridge, when she calls her chickens.CHUCK, verb transitive To call, as a hen her chickens.CHUCK, verb intransitive To j...
CHUCK-FARTHING
CHUCK-FARTHING, noun A play in which a farthing is pitched into a hole.
CHUCKLE
CHUCKLE, verb transitive1. To call, as a hen her chickens.2. To fondle; to cocker.CHUCKLE, verb intransitive To laugh heartily, or convulsively; to shake with laughter, or to bu...
CHUCKLE-HEAD
CHUCKLE-HEAD, noun A vulgar word in America, denoting a person with a large head, a dunce. Bailey says, a rattling, noisy, empty fellow.
CHUD
CHUD, verb transitive To champ; to bite.
CHUET
CHUET, noun Forced meat.
CHUFF
CHUFF, noun A clown; a coarse, heavy, dull or surly fellow.
CHUFFILY
CHUFFILY, adverb In a rough, surly manner; clownishly.
CHUFFINESS
CHUFFINESS, noun Surliness.
CHUFFY
CHUFFY, adjective Blunt; clownish; surly; angry; stomachful. In New England, this word expresses that displeasure which causes a swelling or surly look and grumbling, rather tha...
CHUK
CHUK, noun A word used in calling swine. It is the original name of that animal, which our ancestors brought with them from Persia, where it is still in use, Pers. chuk Zend, ch...
CHUM
CHUM, noun A chamber-fellow; one who lodges or resides in the same room; a word used in colleges.
CHUMP
CHUMP, noun A short, thick, heavy piece of wood, less than a block.
CHUNK
CHUNK, noun A short thick piece of wood. [Colloquial.]
CHURCH
CHURCH, noun1. A house consecrated to the worship of God, among Christians; the Lords house. This seems to be the original meaning of the word. The Greek, to call out or call to...
CHURCH-ALE
CHURCH-ALE, noun A wake or feast commemoratory of the dedication of the church.
CHURCH-ATTIRE
CHURCH-ATTIRE, noun The habit in which men officiate in divine service.