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A greenish blue pigment prepared in various ways, consisting essentially of cobalt stannate. Unlike other cobalt blues, it does not change color by gaslight.

The act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his post, and demanding the countersign.

Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs.

event not calculated upon; an unexpected occurrence; a happening; accident; fortuity; casualty. It was a chance that happened to us. 1 Sam. vi. 9. The Knave of Diamonds tries his wily arts, And wins (O shameful chance!) the Queen of Hearts. Pope. I spake of most disastrous chance. Shak.

That part of a church, reserved for the use of the clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed. Hence, in modern use;

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance. Therefore will I change their glory into shame. Hosea. iv. 7.

Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable; variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor.

One who changes or alters the form of anything.

s, the news was conveyed to us by different channels. The veins are converging channels. Dalton. At best, he is but a channel to convey to the National assembly such matter as may import that body to know. Burke.

A chapel or altar so endowed. Cowell.

a room or recess in a church, containing an altar.

cially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts.

An attendant upon persons of rank or wealth, wearing a plume and sword. The great chasseur who had announced her arrival. W. Irving.

The chub. Walton.

iversify with different qualities, color, scenes, or events; esp., to subject to frequent alternations of prosterity and adversity. Our minds are, as it were, checkered with truth and falsehood. Addison.

A board with sixty-four squares of alternate color, used for playing checkers or draughts.

Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color or material. Dancing in the checkered shade. Milton.

Work consisting of or showing checkers varied alternately as to colors or materials.

Anything made so as to form alternate squares lke those of a checkerboard.

Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; -- said of the field or of an armorial bearing. [Written also checquy, cheguy.]