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a chase. To cheer ship, to salute a passing ship by cheers of sailors stationed in the rigging.

Belonging to the Cheiroptera, or Bat family.

A horse; hence, a support or frame. Cheval glass, a mirror swinging in a frame, and large enough to reflect the full leght figure.

The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect. Cf. Clair-obscur.

The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition. Milton. Addison.

The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in labor; parturition.

The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor. Jer. Taylor.

Having tthe character of a child; belonging, or appropriate, to a child. Gower.

Discouraging; depressing; dispiriting.

Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner. -- Chill"ing"ly, adv.

A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the order Holocephali. The teeth are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and the tail terminates in a point.

To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other. Pope.

The art of judging character by the shape and apperance of the hand.

Leggings. [Mex. & Southwestern U. S.]

en or low wall separating the choir from the aisles. -- Choir service, the service of singing performed by the choir. T. Warton.

To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up. Addison.

lly fatal in large cities. -- Cholera morbus, a disease characterized by vomiting and purging, with gripings and cramps, usually caused by imprudence in diet or by gastrointestinal disturbance. -- Chicken cholera. See under Chicken. -- Hog cholera. See under Hog. -- Sporadic cholera, a disease somewhat resembling t…

To exchange; substitute one thing for another. We go on chopping and changing our friends. L'Estrange. To chop logic, to dispute with an affected use of logical terms; to argue sophistically.

Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.

Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus; singing, sung, or adapted to be sung, in chorus or harmony. Choral service, a service of song.