Part 1864

<h1>Chimney-piece</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chim"ney-piece`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A decorative construction around the opning of a fireplace.</def>

<h1>Chimpanzee</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chim*pan"zee</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From the native name: cf. F. <ets>chimpanz\'82</ets>, <ets>chimpans\'82</ets>, <ets>chimpanz\'82e</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An african ape (<spn>Anthropithecus troglodytes</spn> <--, Pan troglodytes-->or <spn>Troglodytes niger</spn>) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. When full grown, it is from three to four feet high.</def>

<h1>Chin</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>cin</ets>, akin to OS. <ets>kin</ets>, G <ets>kinn</ets>, Icel. <ets>kinn</ets>, cheek, Dan. & Sw. <ets>kind</ets>, L. <er>gena</er>, Gr. <?/; cf. Skr. <ets>hanu</ets>. \'fb232.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.</def>

<h1>China</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chi"na</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A country in Eastern Asia.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See <er>Porcelain</er>.</def>

<cs><col>China aster</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a well-known garden flower and plant. See <er>Aster</er>.</cd> -- <col>China bean</col>. <cd>See under <er>Bean</er>, 1.</cd> -- <col>China clay</col> <cd>See <er>Kaolin</er>.</cd> -- <col>China grass</col>, <cd>Same as <er>Ramie</er>.</cd> -- <col>China ink</col>. <cd>See <er>India ink</er>.</cd> -- <col>China pink</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an anual or biennial species of <spn>Dianthus</spn> (<spn>D. Chiensis</spn>) having variously colored single or double flowers; Indian pink.</cd> -- <col>China root</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>the rootstock of a species of <spn>Smilax</spn> (<spn>S. China</spn>, from the East Indies; -- formerly much esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used for. Also the galanga root (from <spn>Alpinia Gallanga</spn> and <spn>Alpinia officinarum</spn>). -- <col>China rose</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of rose derived from the <i>Rosa Indica<i>, and perhaps other species.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A flowering hothouse plant (<spn>Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis</spn>) of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China and the east Indies.</cd> -- <col>China shop</col>, <cd>a shop or store for the sale of China ware or of crockery.</cd> -- <col>China ware</col>, <cd>porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europa at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Pride of China</col>, <col>China tree</col></mcol>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Azedarach</er>.</cd></cs>

<hr> <page="249"> Page 249<p>

<h1>Chinaldine</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chin*al"dine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. <ets>chinium</ets> quinine + <ets>aldehyde</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Quinaldine</er>.</def>

<h1>Chinaman</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi"na*man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Chinamen</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>A native of China; a Chinese.</def>

<h1>Chincapin</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chin"ca*pin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Chinquapin</er>.</def>

<h1>Chinch</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chinch</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>chinche</ets>, fr. L. <er>cimex</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The bedbug (<spn>Cimex lectularius</spn>).</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bug (<spn>Blissus leucopterus</spn>), which, in the United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains; -- also called <altname>chiniz</altname>, <altname>chinch bug</altname>, <altname>chink bug</altname>. It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting odor.</def>

<h1>Chincha</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chin"cha</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Chinchilla</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A south American rodent of the genus <spn>Lagotis</spn>.</def>

<h1>Chinche</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chinche</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>chiche</ets> miserly.]</ety> <def>Parsimonious; niggardly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Chincherie</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chinch"er*ie</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Penuriousness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>