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Work done by the day; a single job, or task; a chore. [Written also chare.] [Eng.] When thou hast done this chare, I give thee leave To play till doomsday. Shak.

To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs.

A woman hired for odd work or for single days.

One who cheers; one who, or that which, gladdens. "Thou cheerer of our days." Wotton. "Prime cheerer, light." Thomson.

ut joy, gladness, or comfort. -- Cheer"less*ly, adv. -- Cheer"less*ness, n. My cheerful day is turned to cheerles night. Spenser.

birth; to produce young. This queen Genissa childing died. Warner. It chanced within two days they childed both. Latimer.

a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold. When winter chilled the day. Goldsmith.

racter of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc. The glory of our Troy this day doth lie On his fair worth and single chivalry. Shak.

Olive oil mixed with balm and spices, consecrated by the bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordination, etc.

An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality. Christmas box. (a) A box in which presents are deposited at Christmas. (b) A present or small gratuity giv…

es (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.

pertaining to, or held in, the Circus, In Rome. The pleasure of the Circensian shows. Holyday.

said of the community. England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but even the other day since England grew civil. Spenser.

rightly tipped, would set me clear. Gay. Clear breach. See under Breach, n., 4. -- Clear days (Law.), days reckoned from one day to another, excluding both the first and last day; as, from Sunday to Sunday there are six clear days. -- Clear stuff, boards, planks, etc., free from knots.

the pole was divided, according to the successive increase of the length of the midsummer day.

end as if with effort; to rise to a higher point. Black vapors climb aloft, and cloud the day. Dryden.

f extravagantly. Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. Prov. xxiii. 21 The naked every day he clad, When he put on his clothes. Goldsmith.

scure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen. One day too late, I fear me, noble lord, Hath clouded all thy happy days on earth. Shak. Be not disheartened, then, nor cloud those looks. Milton. Nothing clouds men's minds and impairs their honesty like prejudice. M. Arnold.…

To think over; to plan. He . . . is our witness, how we both day and night, revolving in our minds, did cogitate nothing more than how to satisfy the parts of a good pastor. Foxe.

To acquire rapidly, as money; to make. Tenants cannot coin rent just at quarter day. Locke.