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The possession or revenue of a chapel. Johnson.

A tuft of feathers on a peacock's head. Johnson.

ment of character; that which characterized. Pope. The characteristics of a true critic. Johnson.

r of; to describe. Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to characterize King William. Johnson.

A large dish. [Obs.] Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. Matt. xiv. 8.

or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges. The king [John, a.d. 1215], with 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 privilege…

An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; -- made at La Grande Chartreuse.

A bird of the family Ampelidæ -- so called from its monotonous note. The Bohemion chatterer (Ampelis garrulus) inhabits the arctic regions of both continents. In America the cedar bird is a more common species. See Bohemian chatterer, and Cedar bird.

Little sticks; twigs for burning; fuel. Johnson.

s or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a cheater. Airy wonders, which cheats interpret. Johnson

nic compounds by energy derived from chemical changes or reactions. Chemosynthesis of carbohydrates occurs in the nitrite bacteria through the oxidation of ammonia to nitrous acid, and in the nitrate bacteria through the conversion of nitrous into nitric acid. -- Chem`o*syn*thet"ic (#), a.

Highest in office or rank; principal; head. "Chief rulers." John. xii. 42.

ungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol.

One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic alcohols (and especially glycerin) by the substitution of chlorine for one or more hydroxyl groups.

latile liquid, CHCl3, having an ethereal odor and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax, resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce anæsthesia in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain.

A trick; sham; imposition. Johnson.

vails, or which is governed under Christian institutions, in distinction from heathen or Mohammedan lands. The Arian doctrine which then divided Christendom. Milton A wide and still widening Christendom. Coleridge.

The Christian world; Christendom. [Obs.] Johnson

a valence lower than that in chromic compounds. Chromous acid, a bluish gray powder, CrO.OH, of weak acid properties and regard as an acid.

He most exact chronologers tell us that Christ was born in October, and not in December. John Knox.