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The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc.

A valuable breed of mountain sheep in Scotland, which takes its name from the Cheviot hills.

Having a chevron; decorated with an ornamental figure of a zigzag from. [A garment] whose nether parts, with their bases, were of watchet cloth of silver, chevroned all over with lace. B. Jonson.

A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (Parus atricapillus), of North America; -- named from its note.

The name of several caryophyllaseous weeds, especially Stellaria media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds.

A chicken; -- used as a diminutive or pet name, especially in calling fowls.

Any merely ornamental adjunct of a woman's dress, as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.

A movable and ornamental closet or piece of furniture with shelves or drawers. G. Eliot.

A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son, until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted; as, Childe Roland.

oot (from Alpinia Gallanga and Alpinia officinarum). -- China rose. (Bot.) (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other species. (b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east In…

Washington -- a nickname. See Chinook, n.

le furniture was generally of simple but graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation, sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper specimens, separately and glued on. In the more elaborate pieces three types are recognized: French Chippendale, having much detail, like Louis Quatorze and Louis…

The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous silicates of alumina, iron, and magnesia. Chlorite slate, a schistose or slaty rock consisting of alumina, iron, and magnesia.

A prefix denoting that chlorine is an ingredient in the substance named.

eds of the Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients, usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.

An order of fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so named because the skeleton is cartilaginous.

A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament in women's dress.

red legs; -- also called chauk, chauk-daw, chocard, Cornish chough, red-legged crow. The name is also applied to several allied birds, as the Alpine chough. Cornish chough (Her.), a bird represented black, with red feet, and beak; -- called also aylet and sea swallow.

t of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district; -- often part of the name of a city, as in Foochow.

To baptize and give a Christian name to.