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a facility somewhat suspicious, signed and sealed the charter which was required of him. This famous deed, commonly called the "Great Charter," either granted or secured very important liberties and privileges to every order of men in the kingdom. Hume.

n earnest seeking after any object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a hunt. "This mad chase of fame." Dryden. You see this chase is hotly followed. Shak.

ornamenting metal by means of chasing tools; also, a piece of ornamental work produced in this way.

to swindle. I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me of this island. Shak.

ave a remarkable check to the first progress of Christianity. Addison. No check, no stay, this streamlet fears. Wordsworth.

sified or variegated in a marked manner, as in appearance, character, circumstances, etc. This checkered narrative. Macaulay.

kind Do chant sweet music. Spenser. A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God. Macaulay. This general applause and cheerful shout. Shak.

, If e'er to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. Dwight.

icanery; caviling; sophistry. Prior. To shuffle from them by chicane. Burke. To cut short this, I propound it fairly to your own canscience. Berkeley.

In the first place; principally; preëminently; above; especially. Search through this garden; leave unsearched no nook; But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge. Milton.

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

Children, taken collectively. [R.] The well-governed childhood of this realm. Sir. W. Scott.

of steward. As members of Parliament cannot resign, when they wish to go out they accept this stewardship, which legally vacates their seats.

r character 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.

ertaining to, or obtained from, chlorine; -- said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of five, or the next to its highest; as, chloric acid, HClO3. Chloric ether (Chem.), ethylene dichloride. See Dutch liquid, under Dutch.

pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; -- said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of three, the next lower than in chloric compounds; as, chlorous acid, HClO2.

To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling. "I was choked at this word." Swift.

To interrupt; -- with in or out. This fellow interrupted the sermon, even suddenly chopping in. Latimer.

To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.

Christ on the 25th of December in the year of Rome 754, which year he counted as 1 a. d. This date for Christ's birth is now generally thought to be about four years too late.