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alled change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill. He pulled out a thirty-pound note and bid me change it. Goldsmith. To change a horse, or To change hand (Man.), to turn or bear the horse's head from one hand to the other, from the left to right, or from the right to the left. -- To change hands, to change…

cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zoöl.), a bird of the cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for running with great speed. It ranges from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also road runner, ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killerit is the state bird of New Mexico.

To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly. Begin his witless note apace to chatter. Spenser.

A bird of the family Ampelidæ -- so called from its monotonous note. The Bohemion chatterer (Ampelis garrulus) inhabits the arctic regions of both continents. In America the cedar bird is a more common species. See Bohemian chatterer, and Cedar bird.

ously represented in art. In European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to denote knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see Seraph), and in later art the children's heads with wings are generally called cherubs.

An american bird (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) of the Finch family, so called from its note; -- called also towhee bunting and ground robin.

g the region of Wyoming, but now mostly on reservations in the Indian Territory. They are noted for their horsemanship.

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

One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called Flathead Indians.

common near dwelling; -- also called chipping bird and chipping sparrow, from its simple note.

A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. "The chirp of flitting bird." Bryant.

octaw. (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.

To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with that.

The art of representing dancing by signs, as music is represented by notes. Craig.

A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy.

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

e abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.

To write in occult characters. His notes he ciphered with Greek characters. Hayward.

, straight lines pertaining to the circle, as sines, tangents, secants, etc. -- Circular note or letter. (a) (Com.) See under Credit. (b) (Diplomacy) A letter addressed in identical terms to a number of persons. -- Circular numbers (Arith.), those whose powers terminate in the same digits as the roots themselves; as…

Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.