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A compound move of the king and castle. See Castle, v. i.

One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the yards.

Captavating; alluring.

The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the cry of cats. Shak.

A little cat; a kitten. "Cat nor catling." Drummond.

Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to the other.

Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious. His depreciatory and caviling criticism. Lewis.

In a caviling manner.

The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the floor.

Same as Center, n., 6. [Written also centring.]

See Centring.

The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter.

The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing. Chafing dish, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by hot water; a portable grate for coals. -- Chafing gear (Naut.), any material used to protect sails, rigging, or the like, at points where t…

Lewdness. [Obs.] Rom. xiii. 13.

ft or taken in the place of another, as a child exchanged by fairies. Such, men do changelings call, so changed by fairies' theft. Spenser. The changeling [a substituted writing] never known. Shak.

The act or process of forming a channel or channels.

Singing, esp. as a chant is sung. Chanting falcon (Zoöl.), an African falcon (Melierax canorus or musicus). The male has the habit, remarkable in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is incubating.

Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive. How charming is divine philosophy. Milton.

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

The act or habit of talking idly or rapidly, or of making inarticulate sounds; the sounds so made; noise made by the collision of the teeth; chatter.