Webster's Dictionary 1913

3268

Chinned

Chinned (chĭnd), a. Having a chin; — used chiefly in compounds; as, short-chinned.

3269

Chinoidine

Chi‐noid″ine (?), n. [NL. chinium quinine (cf. G. & F. china Peruvian bark) + —oil + -ine.] (Chem.) See Quinodine.

3270

Chinoiserie

‖Chi′noi′se‐rie″ (shē′nwȧ′z'‐rē″), n. Chinese conduct, art, decoration, or the like; also, a specimen of Chinese manners, art, decoration, etc.

3271

Chinoline

Chin″o‐line (?), n. [NL. chinium quinine (see Chinoldine) + L. oleum oil + -ine.] (Chem.) See Quinoline.

3272

Chinone

Chi″none (?), n. [NL. chinium quinine (see Chinoidine.) + -one.] (Chem.) See Quinone.

3273

Chinook

Chi‐nook″ (?), n. 1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also cal...

3274

Chinook State

Chi‐nook″ State. Washington — a nickname. See Chinook, n.

3275

Chinquapin

Chin″qua‐pin (?), n.(Bot.) A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, swee...

3276

Chinse

Chinse (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Chinsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chinsing.] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron...

3277

Chintz

Chintz (?), n.; pl.Chintzes (#). [Hindi chīnt spotted cotton clooth, chīntā spot.] Cotton cloth, printed with flowers and other devices, in a number of different colors, and oft...

3278

Chioppine

Chiop‐pine″ (?), n. Same as Chopine, n.

3279

Chip

Chip (chĭp), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Chipped (chĭpt); p. pr. & vb. n.Chipping.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. Chop to cut.] 1. To cut small pieces from; to d...

3280

Chip (2)

Chip, v. i. To break or fly off in small pieces.

3281

Chip (3)

Chip, n. 1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.3. Wood or Cuban palm ...

3282

Chipmunk

Chip″munk′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of th...

3283

Chippendale

Chip″pen‐dale (?), a. Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th century. Chippendale furniture was genera...

3284

Chipper

Chip″per (?), v. i. [Cf. Cheep, Chirp.] To chirp or chirrup. Forby.

3285

Chipper (2)

Chip″per, a. Lively; cheerful; talkative.

3286

Chippeways

Chip″pe‐ways (?), n. pl.; sing.Chippeway. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the northern and western shores of Lake Superior; — called also Objibways.

3287

Chipping

Chip″ping (?), n. 1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.2. The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron ...

3288

Chipping bird

Chip″ping bird′ (?). (Zoöl.) The chippy.

3289

Chipping squirrel

Chip″ping squir″rel (?). See Chipmunk.

3290

Chippy

Chip″py (?), a. Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.

3291

Chippy (2)

Chip″py (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small American sparrow (Spizella socialis), very common near dwelling; — also called chipping bird and chipping sparrow, from its simple note.

3292

Chips

Chips (?), n.(Naut.) A ship's carpenter.

3293

Chiragra

‖Chi‐ra″gra (?), n.(Med.) Gout in the hand.

3294

Chiragrical

Chi‐rag″ric‐al (?), a. Having the gout in the hand, or subject to that disease. Sir. T. Browne.