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of leopard (Cynælurus jubatus) tamed and used for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is C. laneus. [Written also chetah.]

To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup. "Cheruping birds." Drayton.

um) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads.

A red coloring matter. extracted from the Bignonia Chica, used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the skin.

A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the sounth of Europe; the chick; the dwarf pea; the gram.

A trible of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian) allied to the Choctaws. They formerly occupied the northern part of Alabama and Mississippi, but now live in the Indian Territory.

A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jig…

A south American carrion buzzard (Milvago chimango). See Caracara.

The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments. Instruments that made melodius chime. Milton.

A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis.

A short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with a slight degree of violence. "Chink of bell." Cowper.

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

A small South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus, and C. retusus) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine.

; sing. Choctaw. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory.

Teaching what is useful. "A chrestomathic school." Southey.

Christmas rose, the black hellebore, a poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in Southern Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers midwinter. -- Christmas tree, a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated on Christmas eve.

A South African mole of the genus Chrysochloris; the golden mole, the fur of which reflects brilliant metallic hues of green and gold.

sease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat earth, observed in some parts of the southern United States, the West Indies, etc.

A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note.

Summoning to church. The sound of the churchgoing bell. Cowper.