Webster's Dictionary 1913

3538

Chore

Chore (?), n. [The same word as char work done by the day.] A small job; in the pl., the regular or daily light work of a household or farm, either within or without doors.

3539

Chore (2)

Chore, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Chored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Choring.] To do chores.

3540

Chore (3)

Chore (?), n. A choir or chorus. B. Jonson.

3541

Chorea

‖Cho‐re″a (?). n.(Med.) St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs.

3542

Choree

Cho‐ree″ (?), n. [F. chorée.] See Choreus.

3543

Choregraphic

{ Cho′re‐graph″ic (?), Cho′re‐graph″ic‐al (?), } a. Pertaining to choregraphy.

3544

Choregraphy

Cho‐reg″ra‐phy (?), n. [GR. � d�nce + -graphy.] The art of representing dancing by signs, as music is represented by notes. Craig.

3545

Choreic

Cho‐re″ic (?), a. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, chorea; convulsive.

3546

Chorepiscopal

Cho′re‐pis″co‐pal (?), a. Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his charge or authority.

3547

Chorepiscopus

‖Cho′re‐pis″co‐pus (?), n.; pl.Chorepiscopi (#). [L., fr. Gr. �; χω̑ροσ, χώρα, place, country + � bishop. Cf. Bishop.] (Eccl.) A “country” or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ...

3548

Choreus

‖Cho‐re″us (?), Cho‐ree″ (�), n. [L. choreus, Gr. �, prop. an adj. meaning belonging to a chorus; cf. F. chorée.] (Anc. Pros.) (a) a trochee. (b) A tribrach.

3549

Choriamb

Cho″ri‐amb (?), n.; pl.Choriambs (�). Same as Choriambus.

3550

Choriambic

Cho′ri‐am″bic (?), a. [L. choriambicus, gr. �.] Pertaining to a choriamb. — n. A choriamb.

3551

Choriambus

Cho′ri‐am″bus (?), n.; pl. L. Choriambi (#), E. Choriambuses (#). [L. choriambus, Gr. �; � a choreus + � iambus.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the ...

3552

Choric

Cho″ric (?), a. [L. choricus, Gr. �.] Of or pertaining to a chorus.I remember a choric ode in the Hecuba.Coleridge.

3553

Chorion

‖Cho″ri‐on (?), n.1. (Anat.) (a) The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the womb; also, the similar membrane investing many ova at certain stages of development. (b) The ...

3554

Chorisis

‖Cho″ri‐sis (?), n.(Bot.) The separation of a leaf or floral organ into two more parts.☞ In collateral chorisis the parts are side by side. — In parallel or median chorisis they...

3555

Chorist

Cho″rist (?), n. [F. choriste.] A singer in a choir; a chorister.

3556

Chorister

Chor″is‐ter (?), n. [See Chorus.] 1. One of a choir; a singer in a chorus. Dryden.2. One who leads a choir in church music.

3557

Choristic

Cho‐ris″tic (?), a. Choric; choral.

3558

Chorograph

Cho″ro‐graph (?), n. [Gr. � place + -graph.] An instrument for constructing triangles in marine surveying, etc.

3559

Chorographer

Cho‐rog″ra‐pher (?), n. 1. One who describes or makes a map of a district or region. “The chorographers of Italy.” Sir T. Browne.2. A geographical antiquary; one who investigate...

3560

Chorographical

Cho′ro‐graph″ic‐al (?), a. Pertaining to chorography. — Cho′ro‐graph″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

3561

Chorography

Cho‐rog″ra‐phy (?), n. [L. chorographia, Gr. �; � place + � to describe.] the mapping or description of a region or district.The chorography of their provinces.Sir T. Browne.

3562

Choroid

Cho″roid (?), a.(Anat.) resembling the chorion; as, the choroid plexuses of the ventricles of the brain, and the choroid coat of the eyeball. — n. The choroid coat of the eye. S...

3563

Choroidal

Cho‐roid″al (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to the choroid coat.

3564

Chorology

Cho‐rol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � place + -logy.] (Biol.) The science which treats of the laws of distribution of living organisms over the earth's surface as to latitude, altitude, l...