Churchly
Church″ly, a. Pertaining to, or suitable for, the church; ecclesiastical.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Churchman
Church″man (?), n.; pl.Churchmen (#). 1. An ecclesiastic or clergyman.2. An Episcopalian, or a member of the Established Church of England. “A zealous churchman.” Macaulay.3. On...
Churchmanly
Church″man‐ly, a. Pertaining to, or becoming, a churchman. Milman.
Churchmanship
Church″man‐ship, n. The state or quality of being a churchman; attachment to the church.
Churchship
Church″ship, n. State of being a church. South.
Churchwarden
Church″ward′en (?), n. 1. One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessar...
Churchwardenship
Church″ward′en‐ship, n. The office of a churchwarden.
Churchy
Church″y, a. Relating to a church; unduly fond of church forms.
Churchyard
Church″yard′ (?), n. The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.Like graves in the holy churchyard.Shak.Syn. — Burial place; burying ground; graveya...
Churl
Churl (?), n. [AS. ceorl a freeman of the lowest rank, man, husband; akin to D. karel, kerel, G. kerl, Dan. & Sw. karl, Icel. karl, and to the E. proper name Charles (orig., man...
Churl (2)
Churl, a. Churlish; rough; selfish. Ford.
Churlish
Churl″ish, a. 1. Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly. “Churlish benefits.” Ld. Burleigh.Half mankind maintain a churlish strife.Cowper.2. ...
Churlishly
Churl″ish‐ly, adv. In a churlish manner.
Churlishness
Churl″ish‐ness, n. Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.
Churly
Churl″y (?), a. Rude; churlish; violent. Longfellow.
Churme
{ Churme (?), Chirm (?) }, n. [See Chirm.] Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing.The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches.Bacon.
Churn
Churn (chûrn), n. [OE. chirne, cherne, AS. ceren, cyrin; akin to D. karn, Dan. kierne. See Churn, v. t.] A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitate...
Churn (2)
Churn, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Churned (chûrnd); p. pr. & vb. n.Churning.] [OE. chernen, AS. cernan; akin to LG. karnen, G. kernen, D. karnen, Dan. kierne, Sw. kärna, and also to E. ...
Churn (3)
Churn, v. i. To perform the operation of churning.
Churning
Churn″ing, n. 1. The act of one who churns.2. The quantity of butter made at one operation.
Churr
Churr (?), n. [Cf. Chirr.] A vibrant or whirring noise such as that made by some insects, as the cockchafer, or by some birds, as the nightjar, the partridge, etc.
Churr (2)
Churr, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Churred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Churr"ing.] To make a churr, as a cockchafer.That's the churring of the nightjar. Hall Caine.
Churr (3)
Churr, v. t. To utter by churring.
Churrus
‖Chur″rus (?), n. [Hind. charas.] A powerfully narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.
Churrworm
Churr″worm′ (?), n. [AS. cyrran, cerran, to turn.] (Zoöl.) An insect that turns about nimbly; the mole cricket; — called also fan cricket. Johnson.
Chuse
Chuse (?), v. t. See Choose.
Chute
Chute (?), n. [F. chute, prop. a fall.] 1. A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water p...