Webster's Dictionary 1913

2593

Champlain period

Cham‐plain″ pe″ri‐od (?). (Geol.) A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period; — so named from beds near Lake Champlain.☞ The earlier deposits o...

2594

Champlevé

‖Champ′le‐vé″ (?), a. [F., p. p. of champlever to engrave. See 3d Champ, Camp, Lever a bar.] (Art) Having the ground engraved or cut out in the parts to be enameled; inlaid in d...

2595

Chamsin

‖Cham‐sin″ (?), n. See Kamsin.

2596

Chance

Chance (chȧns), n. [F. chance, OF. cheance, fr. LL. cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice), fr. L. cadere to fall; akin to Skr. çad to fall, L. cedere to yield, E. cede...

2597

Chance (2)

Chance, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Chanced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Chancing.] To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation. “Things that chance daily.” Robynson (More's Utopia)...

2598

Chance (3)

Chance, v. t. 1. To take the chances of; to venture upon; — usually with it as object.Come what will, I will chance it.W. D. Howells.2. To befall; to happen to. W. Lambarde.

2599

Chance (4)

Chance, a. Happening by chance; casual.

2600

Chance (5)

Chance, adv. By chance; perchance. Gray.

2601

Chance-medley

Chance″–med′ley (?), n. [Chance + medley.] 1. (Law) The killing of another in self-defense upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter. See Chaud-Medley.☞ The term has been somet...

2602

Chanceable

Chance″a‐ble (?), a. Fortuitous; casual.

2603

Chanceably

Chance″a‐bly, adv. By chance.

2604

Chanceful

Chance″ful (?), a. Hazardous. Spenser.

2605

Chancel

Chan″cel (?), n. [OF. chancel, F. chanceau, cancel, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars. (The chancel was formerly inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See Cancel, v. t.] (Arch....

2606

Chancellery

Chan″cel‐ler‐y (?), n. [Cf. Chancery.] Chancellorship. Gower.

2607

Chancellor

Chan″cel‐lor (?), n. [OE. canceler, chaunceler, F. chancelier, LL. cancellarius chancellor, a director of chancery, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars, which surrounded the sea...

2608

Chancellorship

Chan″cel‐lor‐ship (chȧn″sĕl‐lẽr‐shĭp), n. The office of a chancellor; the time during which one is chancellor.

2609

Chancery

Chan″cer‐y (?), n. [F. chancellerie, LL. cancellaria, from L. cancellarius. See Chancellor, and cf. Chancellery.] 1. In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next t...

2610

Chancre

Chan″cre (?), n. [F. chancere. See Cancer.] (Med.) A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; — called...

2611

Chancroid

Chan″croid (?), n. [Chancre + -oil.] (Med.) A venereal sore, resembling a chancre in its seat and some external characters, but differing from it in being the starting point of ...

2612

Chancrous

Chan″crous (?), a. [Cf. F. chancreux.] (Med.) Of the nature of a chancre; having chancre.

2613

Chandelier

Chan′de‐lier″ (?), n. [F. See Chandler.] 1. A candlestick, lamp, stand, gas fixture, or the like, having several branches; esp., one hanging from the ceiling.2. (Fort.) A movabl...

2614

Chandler

Chan″dler (?), n. [F. chandelier a candlestick, a maker or seller of candles, LL. candelarius chandler, fr. L. candela candle. See Candle, and cf. Chandelier.] 1. A maker or sel...

2615

Chandlerly

Chan″dler‐ly (?), a. Like a chandler; in a petty way. Milton.

2616

Chandlery

Chan″dler‐y (?), n. Commodities sold by a chandler.

2617

Chandoo

‖Chan‐doo″ (?), n. An extract or preparation of opium, used in China and India for smoking. Balfour.

2618

Chandry

Chan″dry (?), n. Chandlery. “Torches from the chandry.” B. Jonson.

2619

Chanfrin

Chan″frin (?), n. [F. chanfrein. Cf. Chamfron.] The fore part of a horse's head.