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Ornamented with a large number of buttons. "The buttony boy." Thackeray. "My coat so blue and buttony." W. S. Gilbert.

Pertaining to, or in the style of, Lord Byron. With despair and Byronic misanthropy. Thackeray

carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle. "A cab came clattering up." Thackeray.

Idle talk; silly prattle. There is a buzz and cackle all around regarding the sermon. Thackeray.

A lowbred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow. [Cant] Thackeray.

fatty and gelatinous substance of a light yellowish color, much esteemed as a delicacy. Thackeray.

tion, or employment; vocation; business; trade. The humble calling of ter female parent. Thackeray.

To annul or destroy; to revoke or recall. The indentures were canceled. Thackeray. He was unwilling to cancel the interest created through former secret services, by being refractory on this occasion. Sir W. Scott.

moving the cap. [Slang. Eng.] Tom . . . capped the proctor with the profoundest of bows. Thackeray.

card of invitation; pl. a game played with cards. Our first cards were to Carabas House. Thackeray.

in ironical or bantering language; to quiz. Morgan saw that his master was chaffing him. Thackeray. A dozen honest fellows . . . chaffed each other about their sweethearts. C. Kingsley.

Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in chambers." Thackeray.

chaunt) horses, to sing their praise; to overpraise; to cheat in selling. See Chaunter. Thackeray.

oman's dress when she stoops after extending the skirts by a rapid gyration. De Quincey. Thackeray. Cheese cake, a cake made of or filled with, a composition of soft curds, sugar, and butter. Prior. -- Cheese fly (Zoöl.), a black dipterous insect (Piophila casei) of which the larvæ or maggots, called ckippers or hoppe…

chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. A little chit of a woman. Thackeray.

click. We heard Mr.Hodson's whip clacking on the ahoulders of the poor little wretches. Thackeray.

To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump. The policeman with clamping feet. Thackeray.

t. & North of Eng.] Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers. Thackeray.

To more with the sound of a click. She clicked back the bolt which held the window sash. Thackeray.

en a cork is forcibly drawn from a bottle. "The cloop of a cork wrenched from a bottle." Thackeray.