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Of or pertaining to archangels; of the nature of, or resembling, an archangel. Milton.

A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.

A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.

A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms. Tennyson.

A sort of cupboard, or case, to contain bows and other implements of archery.

See Astrakhan.

A kind of chætopod larva in which no circles of cilia are developed.

Capable of being attached; esp., liable to be taken by writ or precept.

Brass-colored.

A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of brass on reduction.

Capable of being avouched.

s in drunken revels; one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser. "Tipsy bacchanals." Shak.

A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.

ing to the festival of Bacchus; relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness. Even bacchanalian madness has its charms. Cowper.

The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.

A bacchanal; a reveler. Croly.

A female bacchanal.

Bacchanalian.

A kind of wine made at Bacharach on the Rhine.

A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.