Webster's Dictionary 1913

3052

Chesstree

Chess″tree′ (?), n. [Cf. F. chassis a framework of carpentry.] (Naut.) A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the cle...

3053

Chessy copper

Ches′sy″ cop″per (?). (Min.) The mineral azurite, found in fine crystallization at Chessy, near Lyons; called also chessylite.

3054

Chest

Chest (chĕst), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. κίστη. Cf. Cist, Cistern.] 1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, b...

3055

Chest (2)

Chest (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Chested.] 1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard.2. To place in a coffin.He dieth and is chested.Gen. 1. 26 (heading).

3056

Chest (3)

Chest (?), n. [AS. ceást.] Strife; contention; controversy. P. Plowman.

3057

Chest founder

Chest″ foun′der (?). (Far.) A rheumatic affection of the muscles of the breast and fore legs of a horse, affecting motion and respiration.

3058

Chested

Chest″ed, a. Having (such) a chest; — in composition; as, broad-chested; narrow-chested.

3059

Chesterlite

Ches″ter‐lite (?), n. [See -lite.] A variety of feldspar found in crystals in the county of Chester, Pennsylvania.

3060

Chesteyn

Ches″teyn (?), n. The chestnut tree.Wilwe, elm, plane, assch, box, chesteyn.Chaucer.

3061

Chestnut

Chest″nut (chĕs″nŭt), n. [For chesten-nut; OE. chestein, chesten, chastein, chestnut, fr. AS. cisten in cisten-beám chestnut tree, influenced by OF. chastaigne, F. châtaigne, bo...

3062

Chestnut (2)

Chest″nut, a. Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.

3063

Chetah

Che″tah (chē″tȧ), n.(Zoöl.) See Cheetah.

3064

Chetvert

Chet″vert (chĕt″vẽrt), n. [Russ. chetverte.] A measure of grain equal to 0.7218 of an imperial quarter, or 5.95 Winchester bushels.

3065

Chevachie

Chev″a‐chie′ (?), n. See Chivachie.

3066

Chevage

Che″vage (chē″vā̍j), n. See Chiefage.

3067

Cheval

‖Che‐val″ (she‐vȧl″), n.; pl.Chevaux (–vō″). [F. See Cavalcade.] A horse; hence, a support or frame.Cheval glass, a mirror swinging in a frame, and large enough to reflect the f...

3068

Cheval-de-frise

‖Che‐val″–de–frise″ (?), n.; commonly used in the pl.Chevaux-de-frise. [F.; cheval horse + Frise Friesland, where it was first used.] (Mil.) A piece of timber or an iron barrel ...

3069

Chevalier

Che′va‐lier″ (?), n. [F., fr. LL. caballarius. See Cavaller.] 1. A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. “Mount, chevaliers; to arms.” Shak.2. A member of certain orders of k...

3070

Chevaux

‖Che‐vaux″ (she‐vō″), n. pl. See Cheval.

3071

Cheve

Cheve (chēv), v. i. [OF. chevir. See Chievance.] To come to an issue; to turn out; to succeed; as, to cheve well in a enterprise. Holland.

3072

Chevelure

‖Cheve‐lure″ (?), n. A hairlike envelope.The nucleus and chevelure of nebulous star.Sir. W. Hershel.

3073

Cheven

Chev″en (?), n. [Cf. F. chevanne. Cf. Chavender.] (Zoöl.) A river fish; the chub. Sir T. Browne.

3074

Cheventein

Chev″en‐tein (?), n. A variant of Chieftain. Chaucer.

3075

Cheveril

Chev″er‐il (?), n. [OF. chevrel, F. chevreau, kid, dim. of chevre goat, fr. L. capra. See Caper, v. i.] Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility.Here...

3076

Cheveril (2)

Chev″er‐il, a. Made of cheveril; pliant.A cheveril conscience and a searching wit.Drayton.

3077

Cheverliize

Chev″er‐li‐ize (?), v. i. To make as pliable as kid leather. Br. Montagu.

3078

Chevet

‖Che‐vet″ (?), n. [F., head of the bed, dim. fr. chef head. See Chief.] (Arch.) The extreme end of the chancel or choir; properly the round or polygonal part.