Webster's Dictionary 1913

3025

Cherry

Cher″ry (chĕr″ry̆), n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. κερασόσ, perh. fr. κέρασ horn, from the hard...

3026

Cherry (2)

Cher″ry (chĕr″ry̆), a. Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.

3027

Chersonese

Cher″so‐nese (kẽr″sō̍‐nēs), n. [Gr. χερσόνησοσ; χέρσοσ land + νήσοσ island.] A peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of l...

3028

Chert

Chert (chẽrt), n. [Ir. ceart stone, perh. akin to E. crag.] (Min.) An impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color.

3029

Cherty

Chert″y (?), a. Like chert; containing chert; flinty.

3030

Cherub

Cher″ub (?), n.; pl.Cherubs (#); but the Hebrew plural Cherubim (#) is also used. [Heb. kerūb.] 1. A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty...

3031

Cherubic

{ Che‐ru″bic (?), Che‐ru″bic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to cherubs; angelic. “The cherubic host.” Milton.

3032

Cherubim

Cher″u‐bim (?), n. The Hebrew plural of Cherub.. Cf. Seraphim.☞ Cherubims, in the King James version of the bible, is an incorrect form, made by adding the English plural termin...

3033

Cherubin

Cher″u‐bin (?), a. Cherubic; angelic. Shak.

3034

Cherubin (2)

Cher″u‐bin, n. A cherub. Dryden.

3035

Cherup

Cher″up (?), v. i. [Prob. fr. chirp.] To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup. “Cheruping birds.” Drayton.

3036

Cherup (2)

Cher″up, v. t. To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup.He cherups brisk ear-erecting steed.Cowper.

3037

Cherup (3)

Cher″up, n. A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket.

3038

Chervil

Cher″vil (?), n. [AS. cerfille, fr. L. caerefolium, chaerephyllum, Gr. �; � to rejoice + � leaf.] (Bot.) A plant (Anthriscus cerefolium) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, ...

3039

Ches

Ches (?), pret. of Chese. Chaucer.

3040

Chese

Chese (?), v. t. To choose Chaucer.

3041

Chesible

Ches″i‐ble (?), n. See Chasuble.

3042

Cheslip

Ches″lip (?), n.(Zoöl.) The wood louse.

3043

Chess

Chess (?), n. [OE. ches, F. échecs, prop. pl. of échec check. See 1st Check.] A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in...

3044

Chess (2)

Chess, n.(Bot.) A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bea...

3045

Chess-apple

Chess″–ap′ple (?), n. The wild service of Europe (Purus torminalis).

3046

Chessboard

Chess″board′ (?), n. The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard.☞ The chessboard and the che...

3047

Chessel

Ches″sel (?), n. The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed. Simmonds.

3048

Chesses

Chess″es (?), n. pl. [Cf. F. chassis a framework of carpenty.] (Mil.) The platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled together, for the flooring of a temporary military ...

3049

Chessil

Ches″sil (?), n. [OE. chesil, AS. ceosel gravel, sand.] Gravel or pebbles. Halliwell.

3050

Chessman

Chess″man (?), n.; pl.Chessmen (#). A piece used in the game of chess.

3051

Chessom

Ches″som (#), n. [Cf. Chisley.] Mellow earth; mold. Bacon.