CHERISHED
CHERISHED, participle passive Treated with tenderness; warmed; comforted; fostered.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CHERISHER
CHERISHER, noun One who cherishes; an encourager; a supporter.
CHERISHING
CHERISHING, participle present tense Warming; comforting; encouraging; fostering; treating with affection.
CHERISHMENT
CHERISHMENT, noun Encouragement; comfort.
CHERMES
CHERMES. [See Kermes.]
CHERRY
CHERRY, noun The fruit of a tree, a species of Prunus, of which there are many varieties, as the red or garden cherry the red heart, the white heart, the black cherry the black ...
CHERRY-CHEEKED
CHERRY-CHEEKED, adjective Having ruddy cheeks.
CHERRY-PIT
CHERRY-PIT, noun A childs play, in which cherry stones are thrown into a hole.
CHERRY-TREE
CHERRY-TREE, noun A tree whose fruit is cherries, in the more appropriate sense of the word. The name is mostly given to the common cultivated trees, and to that which produces ...
CHERSONESE
CHERSONESE, noun A peninsula; a tract of land of any indefinite extent, which is nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as the Ci...
CHERT
CHERT, noun In mineralogy, a subspecies of rhomboidal quartz; called also hornstone, petrosilex or rock flint. It is less hard than common quartz; its fracture usually dull and ...
CHERTY
CHERTY, adjective Like chert; flinty.
CHERUB
CHERUB, nounplural Cherubs, but the Hebrew plural cherubim is also used.A figure composed of various creatures, as a man, an ox, an eagle or lion. The first mention of cherubs i...
CHERUBIC
CHERUBIC,CHERUBIC, adjective Pertaining to cherubs; angelic.
CHERUBIM
CHERUBIM, noun The Hebrew plural of cherub.
CHERUBIN
CHERUBIN, adjective Cherubic; angelic.CHERUBIN, noun A cherub.
CHERUP
CHERUP, a corruption of chirp, which see.
CHERVIL
CHERVIL, noun A genus of plants, two species of which are called cow-weed.
CHESAPEAK
CHESAPEAK, noun A bay of the United States, whose entrance is between Cape Charles and Cape Henry, in Virginia, and which extends northerly into Maryland 270 miles. It receives ...
CHESIBLE
CHESIBLE, noun A short vestment without sleeves, worn by a popish priest at mass.
CHESLIP
CHESLIP, noun A small vermin that lies under stones and tiles.
CHESS
CHESS, noun An ingenious game performed by two parties with different pieces, on a checkered board, that is, a board divided into sixty four squares or houses. The success of th...
CHESS-APPLE
CHESS-APPLE, noun A species of wild service.
CHESS-BOARD
CHESS-BOARD, noun The board used in the game of chess, and from the squares of which chess has its name.
CHESS-MAN
CHESS-MAN, noun A piece or puppet, for the game of chess.
CHESS-PLAYER
CHESS-PLAYER, noun One who plays chess; one skilled din the game of chess.
CHESS-TREE
CHESS-TREE, noun In ships, a piece of wood bolted perpendicularly on the side to confine the clews of the main sail.