Cheviot
Chev″i‐ot (?), n. 1. A valuable breed of mountain sheep in Scotland, which takes its name from the Cheviot hills.2. A woolen fabric, for men's clothing.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Chevisance
Chev″i‐sance (?), n. [Of. chevisance, chevissance, fr. chevircome to an end, perform, fr. chef head, end, from L. caput head. See Chieve, Chief.]1. Achievement; deed; performanc...
Chevrette
Chev‐rette″ (?), n. [F., fr. chévre goat, fr. L. capra. Cf. Chevron.] (Mil.) A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.
Chevron
Chev″ron (?), n. [F., rafter, chevron, from chévre goat, OF. chevre, fr. L. capra she-goat. See Cheveril.] 1. (Her.) One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of two broa...
Chevroned
Chev″roned (?), p. a. Having a chevron; decorated with an ornamental figure of a zigzag from.whose nether parts, with their bases, were of watchet cloth of silver, chevroned all...
Chevronel
Chev″ron‐el (?), n.(Her.) A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.
Chevronwise
Chev″ron‐wise′ (?), adv.(Her.) In the manner of a chevron; as, the field may be divided chevronwise.
Chevrotain
Chev′ro‐tain″ (?), n. [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See Chevron.] (Zoöl.) A small ruminant of the family Tragulidæ a allied to the musk deer....
Chevy
Chev″y (?), v. t. See Chivy, v. t.One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in the storm for ten minutes.London Times.
Chevy (2)
Chev″y (?), n. [Written also chivy, and chivvy.] [Prob. fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a noise, confusion, pursuit.] 1. A cry used in hunting.2. A hunt; ...
Chew
Chew (chṳ), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Chewed (chṳd); p. pr. & vb. n.Chewing.] [As ceówan, akin to D. kauwen, G. kauen. Cf. Chaw, Jaw.] 1. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate...
Chew (2)
Chew, v. i. To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.old politicians chew wisdom past.Pope.
Chew (3)
Chew, n. That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.
Chewer
Chew″er (?), n. One who chews.
Chewet
Chew″et, n. A kind of meat pie.
Chewink
Che″wink (?), n.(Zoöl.) An american bird (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) of the Finch family, so called from its note; — called also towhee bunting and ground robin.
Cheyennes
Chey‐ennes″ (?), n. pl.; sing.cheyenne. (Ethnol.) A warlike tribe of indians, related to the blackfeet, formerly inhabiting the region of Wyoming, but now mostly on reservations...
Chian
Chi″an (?) a. [L. chius, fr. Chios the island Chios, Gr. �.] Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the Ægean Sea.Chian earth, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used ...
Chiaroscurist
Chi‐a′ros‐cu″rist (?), n. A painter who cares for and studies light and shade rather than color.
Chiaroscuro
{ ‖Chia′ro‐scu″ro (?), ‖Chi‐a″ro–os‐cu″ro (?), } n. (a) The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in colo...
Chiasm
{ Chi″asm (kī″ăz'm), ‖Chi‐as″ma (kī̍‐ăz″mȧ), } n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. χίασμα two lines placed crosswise, fr. � to mark with a χ.] (Anat.) A commissure; especially, the optic c...
Chiasmus
‖Chi‐as″mus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. χιασμόσ a placing crosswise, fr. χιάζειν. See Chiasm.] (Rhet.) An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently ref...
Chiastolite
Chi‐as″to‐lite (kī̍‐ăs″tō̍‐līt), n. [Gr. χιαστόσ marked with a χ + -lite. See Chiasm. So called from the resemblance of the cross cuts of its crystals to the Greek letter χ.] (M...
Chibbal
Chib″bal (?), n.(Bot.) See Cibol.
Chibouque
{ ‖Chi‐bouque″, Chi‐bouk″ } (?), n. [F. chibouque, fr. Turk.] A Turkish pipe, usually with a mouthpiece of amber, a stem, four or five feet long and not pliant, of some valuable...
Chic
‖Chic (?), n. Good form; style.
Chic (2)
‖Chic (?), a. [F. Cf. Chic, n.] Original and in good taste or form.