Part 192

Check"work (?), n. Anything made so as to form alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.

Check"y (ch&ebreve;k"&ybreve;), a. (Her.) Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; -- said of the field or of an armorial bearing. [Written also checquy, chequy.]

Ched"dar (?), a. Of or pertaining to, or made at, Cheddar, in England; as, Cheddar cheese.

Cheek (chēk), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ceÓce, ce˛ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.] 1. The side of the face below the eye.

2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] Caucer.

3. pl. (Mech.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber, or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise; the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc.

4. pl. The branches of a bridle bit. Knight.

5. (Founding) A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold; the middle part of a flask.

6. Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang]

Cheek of beef. See Illust. of Beef. -- Cheek bone (Anat.) the bone of the side of the face; esp., the malar bone. -- Cheek by jowl, side by side; very intimate. -- Cheek pouch (Zo÷l.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food. -- Cheeks of a block, the two sides of the shell of a tackle block. -- Cheeks of a mast, the projection on each side of a mast, upon which the trestletrees rest. -- Cheek tooth (Anat.), a hinder or molar tooth. -- Butment cheek. See under Butment.

Cheek (chēk), v. t. To be impudent or saucy to. [Slang.]

Cheeked (chēkt), a. Having a cheek; -- used in composition. "Rose- cheeked Adonis." Shak.

Cheek"y, a Brazen-faced; impudent; bold. [Slang.]

Cheep (chēp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cheeped (chēpt).] [Cf. Chirp]. To chirp, as a young bird.

Cheep, v. t. To give expression to in a chirping tone.

Cheep and twitter twenty million loves. Tennyson.

Cheep, n. A chirp, peep, or squeak, as of a young bird or mouse.

Cheer (chēr), n. [OE. chere face, welcome, cheer, OF. chiere, F. chŔre, fr. LL. cara face, Gr. ka`ra head; akin to Skr. širas, L. cerebrum brain, G. hirn, and E. cranium.] 1. The face; the countenance or its expression. [Obs.] "Sweat of thy cheer." Wyclif.

2. Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart.

Be of good cheer. Matt. ix. 2.

The parents . . . fled away with heavy cheer. Holland.

3. Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation.

I have not that alacrity of spirit, Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have. Shak.

1. That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as, a table loaded with good cheer.

5. A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.

Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street. Tennyson.

Whzt cheer? Now do you fare? What is there that is cheering?

Cheer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cheered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. cheering.] 1. To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; -- often with up. Cowpe.