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<hw>Chi*as"mus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a placing crosswise, fr. <?/. See <er>Chiasm</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence</def>; thus,

<blockquote>If e'er to bless thy sons My <b>voice</b> or <b>hands</b> deny, These <b>hands</b> let useful skill forsake, This <b>voice</b> in silence die. <i>Dwight.</i></blockquote>

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<h1>Chiastolite</h1> <Xpage=247>

<hw>Chi*as"to*lite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ marked with a &chi; + <ets>-lite</ets>. See <er>Chiasm</er>. So called from the resemblance of the cross cuts of is crystals to the Greek letter &chi;.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of andalusite; -- called also <altname>macle</altname>. The tesselated apperance of a cross section is due to the symmetrical arrangement of impurities in the crystal.</def>

<h1>Chibbal</h1> <Xpage=247>

<hw>Chib"bal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cibol</er>.</def>

<h1>Chibouque, Chibouk</h1> <Xpage=247>

<hw><hw>Chi*bouque"</hw>, <hw>Chi*bouk"</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>chibouque</ets>, fr. Turk.]</ety> <def>A Turkish pipe, usually with a mouthpiece of amber, a stem, four or five feet long and not pliant, of some valuable wood, and a bowl of baked clay.</def>

<h1>Chic</h1> <Xpage=247>

<hw>Chic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Good form; style.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<-- adj. in good form, stylish; in current fashion, fashionable. -->

<h1>Chica</h1> <Xpage=247>

<hw>Chi"ca</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A red coloring matter. extracted from the <spn>Bignonia Chica</spn>, used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the skin.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A popular Moorish, Spanish, and South American dance, said to be the original of the fandango, etc.</def>

<h1>Chicane</h1> <Xpage=247>

<hw>Chi*cane"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., prob. earlier meaning a <ets>dispute</ets>, orig. in the game of mall (F. <er>mail</er>), fr. LGr. <?/ the game of mall, fr Pers <ets>chaug\'ben</ets> club or bat; or possibly ultimated fr. L. <ets>ciccus</ets> a trible.]</ety> <def>The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry.</def>

<i>Prior.</i>

<blockquote>To shuffle from them by <b>chicane</b>. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>To cut short this, I propound it fairly to your own canscience. <i>Berkeley.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Chicane</h1> <Xpage=247>

<hw>Chi*cane"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>chicaner</ets>. See <er>Chicane</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>To use shifts, cavils, or artifices.</def>

<i>Burke.</i>

<h1>Chicaner</h1> <Xpage=247>

<hw>Chi*can"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>chicaneur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who uses chicanery.</def>

<i>Locke.</i>

<h1>Chicanery</h1> <Xpage=247>