Chepster Chep"ster (chĕp"stẽr)
noun (Zoology) The European starling. [ Local, Eng.]
Cheque Cheque (chĕk)
noun See Check .
Chequer Cheq"uer (chĕk"ẽr)
noun & v. Same as Checker .
Chequin Che·quin" (che*kēn")
noun A coin. See Sequin . Shak.
Chequy Cheq"uy noun (Her.) Same as Checky .
Cherif Cher"if (shĕr"ĭf)
noun See Sherif .
Cherimoyer Cher`i·moy"er noun [ French
chérimolier .]
(Botany) 1. A small downy-leaved tree ( Anona Cherimolia ), with fragrant flowers. It is a native of Peru. 2. Its delicious fruit, which is succulent, dark purple, and similar to the custard apple of the West Indies.
Cherish Cher"ish (chĕr"ĭsh)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Cherished (- ĭsht);
present participle & verbal noun Cherising .] [ French
chérir , from
cher dear, from Latin
carus . See
Caress ,
Finish .]
1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid. We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children.
1 Thess. ii. 7.
2. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle. To cherish virtue and humanity.
Burke.
Syn. -- To nourish; foster; nurse; nurture; entertain; encourage; comfort; protect; support; See
Nurture .
Cherisher Cher"ish·er (chĕr"ĭsh*ẽr)
noun One who cherishes. The cherisher of my flesh and blood.
Shak.
Cherishment Cher"ish·ment noun Encouragement; comfort. [ Obsolete]
Rich bounty and dear cherishment .
Spenser.
Chermes Cher"mes noun See Kermes .
Cherogril Cher"o·gril noun [ Latin
choerogryllus , Greek ...; ... a young swine + ... a pig.]
(Zoology) See Cony .
Cherokees Cher`o·kees" noun plural ;
sing. Cherokee .
(Ethnol.) An Appalachian tribe of Indians, formerly inhabiting the region about the head waters of the Tennessee River. They are now mostly settled in the Indian Territory, and have become one of the most civilized of the Indian Tribes.
Cheroot Che·root" (che*rōt"; 277)
noun [ Tamil
shuruttu , prop., a roll.]
A kind of cigar, originally brought from Manila, in the Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated tobacco.
Cherry Cher"ry (chĕr"rȳ)
noun [ Middle English
chery , for
cherys , from French
cerise (cf. Anglo-Saxon
cyrs cherry), from Late Latin
ceresia , from Latin
cerasus Cherry tree, Greek
keraso`s , perhaps from
ke`ras horn, from the hardness of the wood.]
1. (Botany) A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone; (a) The common garden cherry ( Prunus Cerasus ), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from Médoc in France). (b) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; P. Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; P. avium and P. Padus , European trees (bird cherry). 2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors. 3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc. 4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. Barbadoes cherry .
See under Barbadoes . --
Cherry bird (Zoology) ,
an American bird; the cedar bird; -- so called from its fondness for cherries. --
Cherry bounce ,
cherry brandy and sugar. --
Cherry brandy ,
brandy in which cherries have been steeped. --
Cherry laurel (Botany) ,
an evergreen shrub ( Prunus Lauro- cerasus ) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds. --
Cherry pepper (Botany) ,
a species of Capsicum ( C. cerasiforme ), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit. --
Cherry pit .
(a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a hole. Shak. (b) A cherry stone. --
Cherry rum ,
rum in which cherries have been steeped. --
Cherry sucker (Zoology) ,
the European spotted flycatcher ( Musicapa grisola ); -- called also cherry chopper cherry snipe . --
Cherry tree ,
a tree that bears cherries. --
Ground cherry ,
Winter cherry ,
See Alkekengi .
Cherry Cher"ry (chĕr"rȳ)
adjective Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
Chersonese Cher"so·nese (kẽr"so*nēs)
noun [ Greek
cherso`nhsos ;
che`rsos land +
nh`sos island.]
A peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as, the Cimbric Chersonese , or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese , or Crimea.
Chert Chert (chẽrt)
noun [ Ir.
ceart stone, perhaps akin to English
crag .]
(Min.) An impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color.
Cherty Chert"y adjective Like chert; containing chert; flinty.
Cherub Cher"ub noun ;
plural Cherubs ; but the Hebrew plural
Cherubim is also used. [ Hebrew
kerūb .]
1. A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x. I knew that they were the cherubim .
Ezek. x. 20.
He rode upon a cherub and did fly.
Ps. xviii. 10.
2. A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple. Ez. xxv. 18. 3. One of a order of angels, variously represented in art. In European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to denote knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see Seraph ), and in later art the children's heads with wings are generally called cherubs . 4. A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children.
Cherubic, Cherubical Che·ru"bic, Che·ru"bic·al adjective Of or pertaining to cherubs; angelic. "The
cherubic host."
Milton.
Cherubim Cher"u·bim noun The Hebrew plural of Cherub .. Confer Seraphim . »
Cherubims , in the King James version of the bible, is an incorrect form, made by adding the English plural termination to the Hebrew plural
cherubim instead of to the singular
cherub .
Cherubin Cher"u·bin adjective Cherubic; angelic. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Cherubin Cher"u·bin noun A cherub. [ Obsolete]
Dryden.
Cherup Cher"up intransitive verb [ Prob. from
chirp .]
To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup . "Cheruping birds."
Drayton.
Cherup Cher"up transitive verb To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup . He cherups brisk ear-erecting steed.
Cowper.
Cherup Cher"up noun A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a cricket.
Chervil Cher"vil noun [ Anglo-Saxon
cerfille , from Latin
caerefolium ,
chaerephyllum , Greek ...; ... to rejoice + ... leaf.]
(Botany) A plant ( Anthriscus cerefolium ) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads.
Ches Ches pret. of Chese . [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
Chese Chese transitive verb To choose [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Chesible Ches"i·ble noun See Chasuble .
Cheslip Ches"lip noun (Zoology) The wood louse. [ Prov. Eng.]
Chess Chess noun [ Middle English
ches , French
échecs , prop. plural of
échec check. See 1st
Check .]
A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns.
Chess Chess noun (Botany) A species of brome grass ( Bromus secalinus ) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus . [ U. S.] » Other species of brome grass are called
upright chess ,
soft chess , etc.
Chess-apple Chess"-ap`ple noun The wild service of Europe ( Purus torminalis ).
Chessboard Chess"board` noun The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard . » The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike.
Chessel Ches"sel noun The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed. Simmonds.
Chesses Chess"es noun plural [ Confer French
chassis a framework of carpenty.]
(Mil.) The platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge. Wilhelm. »A singular,
chess , is sometimes used. "Each
chess consists of three planks."
Farrow.
Chessil Ches"sil noun [ Middle English
chesil , Anglo-Saxon
ceosel gravel, sand.]
Gravel or pebbles. Halliwell.
Chessman Chess"man noun ;
plural Chessmen .
A piece used in the game of chess.
Chessom Ches"som noun [ Confer
Chisley .]
Mellow earth; mold. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Chesstree Chess"tree` noun [ Confer French
chassis a framework of carpentry.]
(Nautical) A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail.
Chessy copper Ches`sy" cop"per (Min.) The mineral azurite, found in fine crystallization at Chessy , near Lyons; called also chessylite .
Chest Chest (chĕst)
noun [ Middle English
chest ,
chist , Anglo-Saxon
cest ,
cist ,
cyst , Latin
cista , from Greek
ki`sth . Confer
Cist ,
Cistern .]
1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. Heaps of money crowded in the chest .
Dryden.
2. A coffin. [ Obsolete]
He is now dead and mailed in his cheste .
Chaucer.
3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax. 4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains. 5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ. Bomb chest ,
See under Bomb . --
Chest of drawers ,
a case or movable frame containing drawers.
Chest Chest intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Chested .]
1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard. 2. To place in a coffin. [ Obsolete]
He dieth and is chested .
Gen. 1. 26 (heading).
Chest Chest noun [ Anglo-Saxon
ceást .]
Strife; contention; controversy. [ Obsolete]
P. Plowman.
Chest founder Chest" foun`der (Far.) A rheumatic affection of the muscles of the breast and fore legs of a horse, affecting motion and respiration.
Chested Chest"ed adjective Having (such) a chest; -- in composition; as, broad- chested ; narrow- chested .
Chesterlite Ches"ter·lite noun [ See
- lite .]
A variety of feldspar found in crystals in the county of Chester , Pennsylvania.
Chesteyn Ches"teyn noun The chestnut tree. [ Obsolete]
Wilwe, elm, plane, assch, box, chesteyn .
Chaucer.
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