Part 1849

<hw>Chew</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Chewed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Chewing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[As <ets>ce\'a2wan</ets>, akin to D. <ets>kauwen</ets>, G. <ets>kauen</ets>. Cf. <er>Chaw</er>, <er>Jaw</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.</def>

<blockquote>He <b>chews</b> revenge, abjuring his offense. <i>Prior.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To chew the cud</col>, <cd>to chew the food ocer again, as a cow; to ruminate; hence, to meditate.</cd></cs>

<blockquote>Every beast the parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and <b>cheweth the cud</b> among the beasts, that ye shall eat. <i>Deut. xxiv. 6.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Chew</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate.</def>

<blockquote>old politicians <b>chew</b> wisdom past. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Chew</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.</def> <mark></mark>

<h1>Chewer</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Chew"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who chews.</def>

<h1>Chewet</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Chew"et</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A kind of meat pie.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Chewink</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Che"wink</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An american bird (<spn>Pipilo erythrophthalmus</spn>) of the Finch family, so called from its note; -- called also <altname>towhee bunting</altname> and <altname>ground robin</altname>.</def>

<h1>Cheyennes</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Chey*ennes"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt>; <sing>sing. <singw>cheyenne</singw></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A warlike tribe of indians, related to the blackfeet, formerly inhabiting the region of Wyoming, but now mostly on reservations in the Indian Territory. They are noted for their horsemanship.</def>

<h1>Chian</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Chi"an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>chius</ets>, fr. <ets>Chios</ets> the island Chios, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the \'92gean Sea.</def>

<cs><col>Chian earth</col>, <cd>a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.</cd> -- <col>Chian turpentine</col>, <cd>a fragrant, almost transparent turpentine, obtained from the <spn>Pistacia Terebinthus</spn>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Chiaroscurist</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw>Chi*a`ros*cu"rist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A painter who cares for and studies light and shade rather than color.</def>

<h1>Chiaroscuro, Chiaro-oscuro</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw><hw>Chia`ro*scu"ro</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Chi*a"ro-os*cu"ro</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It., clear dark.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in color.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect.</def> Cf. <er>Clair-obscur</er>.</def>

<h1>Chiasm, Chiasma</h1> <Xpage=246>

<hw><hw>Chi"asm</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Chi*as"ma</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>chiasma</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ two lines placed crosswise, fr. <?/ to mark with a &chi;.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A commissure; especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the optic nerves.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Chi*as"mal</wf> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>.

<h1>Chiasmus</h1> <Xpage=246>