||ChŠ*te"tes (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; hair.] (Zo÷l.) A genus of fossil corals, common in the lower Silurian limestones.
ChŠ*tif"er*ous (?), a. [Gr. &?; hair + -ferous.] (Zo÷l.) Bearing setŠ.
ChŠ"to*dont (?), n. [Gr. &?; hair + &?;, &?;, tooth.] (Zo÷l.) A marine fish of the family ChŠtodontidŠ. The chŠtodonts have broad, compressed bodies, and usually bright colors.
ChŠto*dont, a. Of or pertaining to the ChŠtodonts or the family ChŠtodontidŠ.
ChŠ"tog*nath (?), a. (Zo÷l.) Of or pertaining to the ChŠtognatha.
||ChŠ*tog"na*tha (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &?; hair + &?; jaw.] (Zo÷l) An order of free-swimming marine worms, of which the genus Sagitta is the type. They have groups of curved spines on each side of the head.
ChŠ"to*pod (?), a. (Zo÷l.) Pertaining to the ChŠtopoda. -- n. One of the ChŠtopoda.
||ChŠ*top"o*da (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. &?; hair + -poda.] (Zo÷l.) A very extensive order of Annelida, characterized by the presence of lateral setŠ, or spines, on most or all of the segments. They are divided into two principal groups: OligochŠta, including the earthworms and allied forms, and PolychŠta, including most of the marine species.
ChŠ"to*tax`y (?), n. [Gr. &?; hair + &?; arrangement.] (Zo÷l.) The arrangement of bristles on an insect.
Chafe (chāf), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chafed (chāft); p pr. & vb. n. Chafing.] [OE. chaufen to warm, OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See Caldron.] 1. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin.
Spenser.