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ifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons. A challenge to controversy. Goldsmith.

That may be challenged.

One who challenges.

soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for ladies' dresses. [Written also chally.]

A bed blanket. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Of or pertaining to the Chalybes, an ancient people of Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron and steel.

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

Steel blue; of the color of tempered steel.

Native iron carbonate; -- usually called siderite.

To chew. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Sir T. More.

A signal made for a parley by beat of a drum. They beat the chamade, and sent us carte blanche. Addison.

The Angora goat. See Angora goat, under Angora.

A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.

Having a chamber or chambers; as, a chambered shell; a chambered gun.

One who attends in a chamber; a chambermaid. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Lewdness. [Obs.] Rom. xiii. 13.

An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers.

Office if a chamberlain.

A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc.

A red wine from Chambertin near Dijon, in Burgundy.