Part 1869

<h1>Chippy</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chip"py</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small American sparrow (<spn>Spizella socialis</spn>), very common near dwelling; -- also called <altname>chipping bird</altname> and <altname>chipping sparrow</altname>, from its simple note.</def>

<h1>Chips</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chips</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A ship's carpenter.</def> <mark>[Cant.]</mark>

<h1>Chiragra</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*ra"gra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ hand + <?/ seizure.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Gout in the hand.</def>

<h1>Chiragrical</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*rag"ric*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having the gout in the hand, or subject to that disease.</def>

<i>Sir. T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Chiretta</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*ret"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Hind. <ets>chir\'be\'c6t\'be</ets>.]</ety> <def>A plant (<spn>Agathotes Chirayta</spn>) found in Northern India, having medicinal properties to the gentian, and esteemed as a tonic and febrifuge.</def>

<h1>Chirk</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chirk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Chirp</er>, also <er>Creak</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>All full of <b>chirkyng</b> was that sorry place. <i>Cheucer.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To chirp like a bird.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Chirk</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chirk</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To cheer; to enliven; <as>as, to <ex>chirk</ex> one up</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. New Eng. ]</mark>

<h1>Chirk</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chirk</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Chirk</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>]</ety> <def>Lively; cheerful; in good spirits.</def> <mark>[Colloq. New Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Chirm</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chirm</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>cyrman</ets>, <ets>cirman</ets>, to cry out. \'fb24 Cf. <er>Chirp</er>.]</ety> <def>To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Huloet.</i>

<h1>Chirognomy</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi*rog"no*my</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ hand + <?/ understanding.]</ety> <def>The art of judging character by the shape and apperance of the hand.</def>

<h1>Chirograph</h1> <Xpage=249>

<hw>Chi"ro*graph</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ written with the hand; <?/ hand + <?/ to write.]</ety> <fld>(Old. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A writing which, reguiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word <i>chirographum</i>, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a <i>charter party</i>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the <i>foot</i> of the fine.</def>

<i>Bouvier.</i>