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root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, native in India, which yieds a durable red dyestuff. [Written also choy root.]

A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below.

ll alternating squares of two tinctures; -- said of the field or of an armorial bearing. [Written also checquy, cheguy.]

s) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is C. laneus. [Written also chetah.]

A tribute by the head; a capitation tax. [Written also chevage and chivage.] [Obs.]

o remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger. [Written also chegre, chegoe, chique, chigger, jigger.]

A kind of red pepper. See Capsicum [Written also chilli and chile.]

reous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells. [Also written Chillostomata.]

The edge of a cask, etc; a chine. See Chine, n., 3. [Written also hime.]

rom six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also chincapin and chinkapin.] Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides) of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns. -- Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree (Castanopes chrysophylla) of the Pacific…

ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus. [Written also chipmonk, chipmuck, and chipmuk.]

t, 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.

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.

(Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also cive.]

place. Similar chlorophyll granules have been found in the tissues of the lower animals. [Written also chlorophyl.]

of a strong pungent odor, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of chlorine. [Written also chloropikrin.]

A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service. [Formerly written also quire.]

ds (sturgeons, etc.) and selachians (sharks), but is now often restricted to the latter. [Written also Chondropterygia.]

ple sacred tune, sung in unison by the congregation; as, the Lutheran chorals. [Sometimes written chorale.]

The mark of the cross, as cut, painted, written, or stamped on certain objects, -- sometimes as the sign of 12 o'clock on a dial. The fescue of the dial is upon the christcross of noon. Old Play. Nares.