Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . A small cleft or fissure: a gap orcrack. — To crack, open. — To open, orfofln a fissure in; to fill up the chinks of. Chink, chink, n. A clink, or sharp sound, as of metalstruck lightly; money; cash. — ?-. t. [chixkei>(chinkt), cmxKiXG.] To cause to sound by collis-ion. — r. i. To make a small, sharp sound, as bythe collision of metal. Chinse, chins, v. t. (Ncmt.) To thrust oakum in
Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . A small cleft or fissure: a gap orcrack. — To crack, open. — To open, orfofln a fissure in; to fill up the chinks of. Chink, chink, n. A clink, or sharp sound, as of metalstruck lightly; money; cash. — ?-. t. [chixkei>(chinkt), cmxKiXG.] To cause to sound by collis-ion. — r. i. To make a small, sharp sound, as bythe collision of metal. Chinse, chins, v. t. (Ncmt.) To thrust oakum intothe seams or chinks of. Chintz, chints, n. Cotton cloth, printed in colors. Chip, chip, V. t. [chipped (chipt), ciiirpixo.] Tocut into small pieces. — v. i. To break or fly off insmall pieces. — ?i. A piece of wood, stone, etc., sep-arated by a cutting instrument; fragment brokenoff. Chipmunk, -monk, chip^munk, -muck, -muk, n. Asquin-el-like animal; the striped squirrel. Chipplng-blrd, chip^ping-berd, n. An Amer. sparrow. Chirograph, kiro-graf, w. (Old Laiv.) A writing re-quiring a counterpart, — a charter-party. — Chirogra-pher, -rogra-fer, n. One proficient In writing. —. Chimpanzee. stln, cube, full; moon, fd6t; eow, oil; linger or ink, ttien, boNboN, chair, get. CHIRP 64 CHRIST Cliirographic, -ical, a. Pert, to, etc. — Chlrog-raphist, n. A chirographer: one who tells fortunesby examining the hand. — Chirograpliy,-fT, ?i. Artof writing ; writing done with ones own hand. —CMrurgeon, -rer^iun, n. A surgeon. {}hirp, cherp, v. i. [chirped (cherpt), chiepixg.] Tomake a short, sharp sound, as fowls, birds, crickets,etc., do. — To make cheerful, enliven. — n. Ashort, sharp note.—Chirrup, chtr-rup, v. t. [chir-EUPED C-rupt), CHIRRUPING.] To animateby chirp-ing; to cherup. — V. i. To chirp. — n. Act of chirp-ing: chirp. — CMr^rupy,-t, a. Cheerful; chatty. CMsel, Gliiz^el, n. An instrument sharpened to a cut-ting edge, used in carpentry, .ioi
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