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One who chants; a singer or songster. Pope.

character; His fable, subject, scope in every page; Religion, Country, genius of his Age. Pope. A man of . . . thoroughly subservient character. Motley.

nguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized. Pope. The characteristics of a true critic. Johnson.

a sisterhood of religious women engaged in works of mercy, esp. in nursing the sick; -- a popular designation. There are various orders of the Sisters of Charity.

which fascinates; any alluring quality. Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. Pope. The charm of beauty's powerful glance. Milton.

. Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Pope.

To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate. Pope. My proffered love has cheapened me. Dryden.

and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate. old politicians chew wisdom past. Pope.

A popular Moorish, Spanish, and South American dance, said to be the original of the fandango, etc.

A Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone platyceras), which has migrated into California.

China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain. China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant. See Aster. -- China bean. See under Bean, 1. -- China clay See Kaolin. -- China grass, Same as Ramie. -- China ink. See India ink. -- China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species…

, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other. Pope.

Cheering; enlivening. He takes his chirping pint, he cracks his jokes. Pope.

s offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils. Choose me for a humble friend. Pope.

The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

To move around; to revolve around. Other planets circle other suns. Pope.

A round body; an orb. Pope. Fairest of stars . . . that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet. Milton.

A circuiter. Pope.

on; free diffusion; transmission. The true doctrines of astronomy appear to have had some popular circulation. Whewell.

Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid. "The deep, circumfluent waves." Pope.