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n5r 167, not 163—tibe 171, t&b 172, b&ll 173 —oil 299—piund 313 —thin 466, this 469.
CHALDRON, ? <5.417. A dry
CHAUDRON, } tshadrun, J English
measure of coals, consisting of thirty-sixbushels heaped up. The chaldron shouldw «igh two thousand pounds.
CHALICE , tslial'ls, s. 142. A cup, a bowl;the communion cup» a cup used in acts ofworship.
CH \LICED, tshallist, a. 359. Having a cellor cup.
CHALK, tsliawk, s. 402. A white fossile,
usually reckoned a stone, hut by some rank-ed among the boles.
To CHALK, tshawk, v.a. To rub with chalk;to manure with chalk ; to mark or trace out,as with chalk.
CHALK-CUTTER, tshawk'kut-tur, s. A
man that digs chalk.
CHALKY, tshawk’ke, a. Consisting ofchalk; white with chulk; impregnated with
To CHALLENGE, tshallenje, v. a. To callanother to answer for an offence by combat;to call to a contest; to accuse ; in law, to ob-ject to the Impartiality of any one; to claimas due; to call one to the performance of con-ditions.
CHALLENGE, tshallenje, s. A summons
to combat •, a demand of something as due ;in law, an exception taken either against per-sons or things.
CHALLENGER, tshanen-jur, s. One thatdesires or summons another to combat; onethat claims superiority ; a claimant.CHALYBEATE, ka-llb'be-et, a. 91. Im-pregnated with iron or steel.
CHAMADE, Shi-made', s. The beat of thedrum which declares a surrender.CHAMBER, tshame'bur, s. 542. An apart-ment in a house generally used for those ap-propriated to lodging ; any retired room ; anycavity or hollow ; a court of justice ; the hol-low part of a gun where the charge is lodged ;the cavity where the powder is lodged in amine.
tr i have in this word departed from Mr. Sheridanand. Dr. Kenrick, because 1 think the belt usage hasentirely departed from them. About thirty yean ago‘be first syllable of Chamber was universally pro-nounced so as to rhyme with Palm , Psalm, &c.; hutsince that time it has been gradually narrowing to the•lender sound of a in came, fame, &c. and soems nowto be fully established iu this sound. This, however,is to be regretted, as it militates with the laws of syl-labication : there are few words in the language whichcannot so divide into parts as to show by this tli-■ViHon the quantity of the vowels ; this word forms anexception ; for mb being uncombinable consonants,iotn Cann °- end the fir8t 8 y“ able with a ; and if we■/MinH* l .^ e a becomes short, and requires anotherrnnM i.rv* 1 *. f two *«ch words as Cam and Bridgefnr the hhnd force of custom, which has
should wpIIT reduced them to Camebridge , whymouth and voll? * r lIlal Chamber zn<\ Cambriok , Tin*^ 5h0 " ld > icld t0 the s>me unre '
To CHAMBER, tshWbfir, v. n. To bewanton.to intrigue ; to reside as in a chamber.
CHAMBERER, tshame'bur-ur, s. A man ofintrigue.
CHAMBER-YELLOW, tskWb&r-fil-li,
* °d e l ‘ lat Hes in the same chamber.
CHAMBERLAIN, tghime'bfir-lfo s. 209 .
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Lord great chamberlain of England is the sixthofficer of the crown ; lord chamberlain of thehousehold has the oversight of all officers be-longing to the king’s chambers, except theprecinct of the bedchamber; a servant whohas the care of the chambers.
CHAMBERLAINSHIP, tshame'bur-lln-shlp, s. The office of a chamberlain.
CHAMBERMAID , tshaine'bur-made, s. Amaid whose business it is to dress a lady.
CHAMBREL of a horse, kam'bril, s. Thejoint or bending of the upper part of thehinder leg.
CHAMELEON, ka-me'le-un, s. A kind oflizard, said to live on air.
CHAMLET, kilm'llt, s.—See Camelot.
CHAMOIS, shil-moe', s. An animal of thegoat kind, the skin of which made into leatheris called Shammy.
CHAMOMILE, kam'o-mile, s. 353. Thename of an odoriferous plant.
To CHAMP, Ishamp, v. a. To bite with a
frequent action of the teeth; to devour.
To CHAMP, tshamp, v, n. To perform fre-quently the action of biting.
CHAMPAIGN, sham-pane', s. A kind ofwine.
CHAMPAIGN, tsham'pane, s. A flat opencountry.
CHAMPIGNON, sham-pln'yun, s. A kindof mushroom.
CHAMPION, tsham'pe-un, s. A man whoundertakes a cairse in single combat; a hero,a stout warrior.
To CHAMPION, tsh3m'pe-un, v. a. To
challenge.
CHANCE, tshanse, s. 78, 79. Fortune, thecause of fortuitous events; the act of fortune ;accident; casual occurrence, fortuitous event,whether good or bad; possibility of any oc-currence.
To CHANCE, tshanse, t?. n. To happen, to
fall out.
CHANCE-MEDLEY, tsh^nse-medn^, s. Inlaw, the casual slaughter of a man, not altoge-ther without the fault of the slayer.
CHANGEABLE, tshan's&-bl,«. Accidental,
CHANCEL, tshan'sel, s. The eastern part
I of the church, iu which the altar is placed.
CHANCELLOR, tshan'sel-lur,». An officerof the highest power and dignity iu the courtwhere he presides.
CHANCELLORSHIP,tshan'sel-lur-sh!p,s.The office of chancellor.
CHANCERY, tshan'sur-o, s. The court otequity and conscience.
CHANCRE, shank'ur, s. 416. An ulcer usu-ally arising from venereal maladies
CHANCROUS, sliank'rus,n. Ulcerous.
CHANDELEER, shan-de-lecr', s. A branchfor candles.
CHANDLER, tshand'lur, s. An artisanwhose trade is to make candles.
To CHANGE, tskanje, r. a. 74. To put onething in the place of another; to resign anything for the sake of another; to discount alarger piece of money into several smaller ; togive and take reciprocal!}’; to alter; to inendthe disposition or mind.