CPage 245
- English Word Chiffo Definition Alt. of niere
- English Word Chiffonier Definition Alt. of niere
- English Word Chignon Definition A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by a woman at the back of the head.
- English Word Chigoe Definition Alt. of Chigre
- English Word Chigre Definition 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 Jigger.
- English Word Chikara Definition The goat antelope (Tragops Bennettii) of India.
- English Word Chikara Definition The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetraceros quadricornis).
- English Word Chilblain Definition A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling, produced by exposure of the feet or hands to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.
- English Word Chilblain Definition To produce chilblains upon.
- English Word Child Definition A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; -- in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and plants.
- English Word Child Definition A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
- English Word Child Definition One who, by character of practice, shows signs of relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one closely connected with a place, occupation, character, etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people.
- English Word Child Definition A noble youth. See Childe.
- English Word Child Definition A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc.
- English Word Child Definition A female infant.
- English Word Child Definition To give birth; to produce young.
- English Word Childbearing Definition The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition.
- English Word Childbed Definition The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in labor; parturition.
- English Word Childbirth Definition The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor.
- English Word Childcrowing Definition The crowing noise made by children affected with spasm of the laryngeal muscles; false croup.