Choir
Choir (?), n. [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. chœur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. �, orig. dancing place; prob. akin to � inclosure, L. hortus garden, and E. yar...
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Choke
Choke (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Choked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Choking.] [OE. cheken, choken; cf. AS. āceocian to suffocate, Icel. koka to gulp, E. chincough, cough.] 1. To render una...
Choke (2)
Choke, v. i. 1. To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe; to be strangled.2. To be checked, as if by choking...
Choke (3)
Choke, n. 1. A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the feeling of strangulation.2. (Gun.) (a) The tied end of a cartridge. (b) A constriction in the bore of a shot...
Choke damp
Choke″ damp′ (?). See Carbonic acid, under Carbonic.
Choke pear
Choke″ pear′ (?). 1. A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth.2. A sarcasm by whi...
Choke-full
Choke″–full′ (?), a. Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full.
Choke-strap
Choke″–strap′ (?), n.(Saddlery) A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
Chokeberry
Choke″ber′ry (?), n.(Bot.) The small apple-shaped or pear-shaped fruit of an American shrub (Pyrus arbutifolia) growing in damp thickets; also, the shrub.
Chokebore
Choke″bore′ (?), n. 1. In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance (usually 2½ to 3 inches) to the rear of the muzzle, in order to p...
Chokebore (2)
Choke″bore′, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Chokebored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chokeboring.] To provide with a chokebore.
Chokecherry
Choke″cher′ry (?), n.(Bot.) The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit.
Chokedar
‖Cho′ke‐dar″ (?), n. [Hindi chaukī-dār.] A watchman; an officer of customs or police.
Choker
Chok″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, chokes.2. A stiff wide cravat; a stock.
Choking
Chok″ing (?), a. 1. That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation.2. Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion.
Choking coil
Choking coil. (Elec.) A coil of small resistance and large inductance, used in an alternating-current circuit to impede or throttle the current, or to change its phase; — called...
Choky
Cho″ky (?), n. [From Hind. chauki watching, guard.] 1. A station, as for collection of customs, for palanquin bearers, police, etc.2. Specif., a prison or lockup; a jail.
Choky Chokey
{ Chok″y Chok″ey } (?), a. 1. Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to suffocate.2. Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong emotion. “A deep and choky voice...
Cholæmia
‖Cho‐læ″mi‐a (kō̍‐lē″mĭ‐ȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. χολή bile + αἱ̑μα blood.] (Med.) A disease characterized by severe nervous symptoms, dependent upon the presence of the constituents...
Cholagogue
Chol″a‐gogue (kŏl″ȧ‐gŏg; 115), a. [Gr. χολαγωγόσ; χολή bile + αγωγὄσ leading, ἄγειν to lead: cf. F. cholagogue.] (Med.) Promoting the discharge of bile from the system. — n. An ...
Cholate
Cho″late (?), n. [Gr. χολή bile.] (Chem.) A salt of cholic acid; as, sodium cholate.
Cholecystis
‖Chol′e‐cys″tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. χολή bile + � bladder.] (Anat.) The gall bladder.
Cholecystotomy
Chol′e‐cys‐tot″o‐my (?), n. [Cholecystis + Gr. τέμνειν to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as for the removal of a gallstone.
Choledology
Chol′e‐dol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. χολή bile + -logy. Cf. F. cholédologie.] (Med.) A treatise on the bile and bilary organs. Dunglison.☞ Littré says that the word cholédologie is abso...
Choleic
Cho‐le″ic (?), a.(Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, bile; as, choleic acid.
Choler
Chol″er (?), n. [OE. coler, F. colère anger, L. cholera a bilious complaint, fr. Gr. � cholera, fr. �, χολή, bile. See Gall, and cf. Cholera.] 1. The bile; — formerly supposed t...
Cholera
Chol″er‐a (?), n. [L., a bilious disease. See Choler.] (Med.) One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the o...