Webster's Dictionary 1913

2539

Challenge

Chal″lenge (?), n. [OE. chalenge claim, accusation, challenge, OF. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation, contest, fr. L. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. See Calumny.] 1. ...

2540

Challenge (2)

Chal″lenge, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Challenged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Challenging.] [OE. chalengen to accuse, claim, OF. chalengier, chalongier, to claim, accuse, dispute, fr. L. calumn...

2541

Challenge (3)

Chal″lenge, v. i. To assert a right; to claim a place.Where nature doth with merit challenge.Shak.

2542

Challengeable

Chal″lenge‐a‐ble (?), a. That may be challenged.

2543

Challenger

Chal″len‐ger (?), n. One who challenges.

2544

Challis

Chal″lis (?), n. [F. chaly, challis, a stuff made of goat's hair.] A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies' dresses. [Written also chally.]

2545

Chalon

Cha″lon (?), n. A bed blanket. Chaucer.

2546

Chalybean

Cha‐lyb″e‐an (?), a. [L. chalybeïus, fr. chalybs steel, Gr. �.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Chalybes, an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron an...

2547

Chalybeate

Cha‐lyb″e‐ate (?), a. [NL. chalybeatus, fr. chalubeïus. See Chalubean.] Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs.

2548

Chalybeate (2)

Cha‐lyb″e‐ate, n. Any water, liquid, or medicine, into which iron enters as an ingredient.

2549

Chalybeous

Cha‐lyb″e‐ous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Steel blue; of the color of tempered steel.

2550

Chalybite

Chal″y‐bite (?), n.(Min.) Native iron carbonate; — usually called siderite.

2551

Cham

Cham (?), v. t. [See Chap.] To chew. Sir T. More.

2552

Cham (2)

Cham (?), n. [See Khan.] The sovereign prince of Tartary; — now usually written khan. Shak.

2553

Chamade

Cha‐made (?), n. [F. chamade, fr. Pg. chamada, fr. chamar to call, fr. L. clamare.] (Mil.) A signal made for a parley by beat of a drum.They beat the chamade, and sent us carte ...

2554

Chamal

‖Cha″mal (?), n.(Zoöl.) The Angora goat. See Angora goat, under Angora.

2555

Chamber

Cham″ber (?), n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. � anything with a vaulted roof or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf. Cambe...

2556

Chamber (2)

Cham″ber (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Chambered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chambering.] 1. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.2. To be lascivious.

2557

Chamber (3)

Cham″ber, v. t. 1. To shut up, as in a chamber. Shak.2. To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun.

2558

Chambered

Cham″bered (?), a. Having a chamber or chambers; as, a chambered shell; a chambered gun.

2559

Chamberer

Cham″ber‐er (?), n. 1. One who attends in a chamber; a chambermaid. Chaucer.2. A civilian; a carpetmonger.

2560

Chambering

Cham″ber‐ing, n. Lewdness. Rom. xiii. 13.

2561

Chamberlain

Cham″ber‐lain (?), n. [OF. chamberlain, chambrelencF. chambellon, OHG. chamerling, chamarlinc, G. kämmerling, kammer chamber (fr. L. camera) + -ling. See Chamber, and -ling.] [F...

2562

Chamberlainship

Cham″ber‐lain‐ship, n. Office of a chamberlain.

2563

Chambermaid

Cham″ber‐maid′ (?), n. 1. A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc.2. A lady's maid. Johnson.

2564

Chambertin

‖Cham′ber‐tin″ (?), n. A red wine from Chambertin near Dijon, in Burgundy.

2565

Chambranle

‖Cham′bran″le (?), n.(Arch.) An ornamental bordering or framelike decoration around the sides and top of a door, window, or fireplace. The top piece is called the traverse and t...