Chirk (v. i.) Lively; cheerful; in good spirits.
Chirm (v. i.) To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird.
Chirognomy (n.) The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
Chirograph (n.) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party.
Chirograph (n.) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot of the fine.
Chirographer (n.) One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing.
Chirographer (n.) See chirographist, 2.
Chirographic (a.) Alt. of Chirographical
Chirographical (a.) Of or pertaining to chirography.
Chirographist (n.) A chirographer; a writer or engrosser.
Chirographist (n.) One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.
Chirography (n.) The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography.
Chirography (n.) The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.
Chirogymnast (n.) A mechanical contrivance for exercising the fingers of a pianist.
Chirological (a.) Relating to chirology.
Chirologist (n.) One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers.
Chirology (n.) The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy.
Chiromancer (n.) One who practices chiromancy.
Chiromancy (n.) The art or practice of foretelling events, or of telling the fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the hand; palmistry.
Chiromanist (n.) Alt. of Chiromantist
Chiromantist (n.) A chiromancer.
Chiromantic (a.) Alt. of Chiromantical
Chiromantical (a.) Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
Chiromonic (a.) Relating to chironomy.
Chironomy (n.) The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime; gesture
Chiroplast (n.) An instrument to guid the hands and fingers of pupils in playing on the piano, etc.
Chiropodist (n.) One who treats diseases of the hands and feet; especially, one who removes corns and bunions.
Chiropody (n.) The art of treating diseases of the hands and feet.
Chirosophist (n.) A fortune teller.
Chirped (imp. & p. p.) of Chirp
Chirping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chirp
Chirp (v. i.) To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.
Chirp (n.) A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect.
Chirper (n.) One who chirps, or is cheerful.
Chirping (a.) Cheering; enlivening.
Chirpingly (adv.) In a chirping manner.
Chirre (v. i.) To coo, as a pigeon.
Chirruped (imp. & p. p.) of Chirrup
Chirruping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chirrup
Chirrup (v. t.) To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.
Chirrup (v. i.) To chirp.
Chirrup (n.) The act of chirping; a chirp.
Chirrupy (a.) Cheerful; joyous; chatty.
Chirurgeon (n.) A surgeon.
Chirurgeonly (adv.) Surgically.
Chirurgery (n.) Surgery.
Chirurgic (a.) Alt. of Chirurgical
Chirurgical (a.) Surgical
Chisel (n.) A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer.
Chiseled (imp. & p. p.) of Chisel
Chiselled () of Chisel
Chiseling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chisel
Chiselling () of Chisel
Chisel (v. t.) To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to chisel a block of marble into a statue.
Chisel (v. t.) To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat.
Chisleu (n.) The ninth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of November with a part of December.
Chisley (a.) Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; -- said of a soil.
Chit (n.) The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.
Chit (n.) A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
Chit (n.) An excrescence on the body, as a wart.
Chit (n.) A small tool used in cleaving laths.
Chit (v. i.) To shoot out; to sprout.
Chit (3d sing.) Chideth.
Chitchat (n.) Familiar or trifling talk; prattle.
Chitin (n.) A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin.
Chitinization (n.) The process of becoming chitinous.
Chitinous (a.) Having the nature of chitin; consisting of, or containing, chitin.
Chiton (n.) An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt.
Chiton (n.) One of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See Polyplacophora.
Chitter (v. i.) To chirp in a tremulous manner, as a bird.
Chitter (v. i.) To shiver or chatter with cold.
Chitterling (n.) The frill to the breast of a shirt, which when ironed out resembled the small entrails. See Chitterlings.
Chitterlings (n. pl.) The smaller intestines of swine, etc., fried for food.
Chittra (n.) The axis deer of India.
Chitty (a.) Full of chits or sprouts.
Chitty (a.) Childish; like a babe.
Chivachie (n.) A cavalry raid; hence, a military expedition.
Chivalric (a.) Relating to chivalry; knightly; chivalrous.
Chivalrous (a.) Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry; warlike; heroic; gallant; high-spirited; high-minded; magnanimous.
Chivalrously (adv.) In a chivalrous manner; gallantly; magnanimously.
Chivalry (n.) A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry.
Chivalry (n.) The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry.
Chivalry (n.) The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc.
Chivalry (n.) A tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by the condition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to his lord.
Chivalry (n.) Exploit.
Chive (n.) A filament of a stamen.
Chive (n.) A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc.
Chivied (imp. & p. p.) of Chivy
Chivying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chivy
Chivy (v. t.) To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch.
Chlamydate (a.) Having a mantle; -- applied to certain gastropods.
Chlamyphore (n.) A small South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus, and C. retusus) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine.
Chlamyses (pl. ) of Chlamys
Chlamydes (pl. ) of Chlamys
Chlamys (n.) A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient Greeks; a kind of cloak.
Chloasma (n.) A cutaneous affection characterized by yellow or yellowish brown pigmented spots.
Chloral (n.) A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol.
Chloral (n.) Chloral hydrate.
Chloralamide (n.) A compound of chloral and formic amide used to produce sleep.
Chloralism (n.) A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral.