Chive (?), n. [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa, onion. Cf. Cives, Cibol.] (Bot.) A perennial plant (Allium Schťnoprasum), allied to the onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also cive.]
Chiv"y (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chivied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Chivying.] [Cf. Chevy.] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.
Chlam"y*date (?), a. [L. chlamydatus dressed in a military cloak. See Chlamys.] (Zo÷l.) Having a mantle; -- applied to certain gastropods.
Chlam"y*phore (?), n. [Gr. &?; cloak + &?; to bear.] (Zo÷l.) A small South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus, and C. retusus) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine.
||Chla"mys (?), n.; pl. E. Chlamyses (#), L. Chlamydes (#). [L., from Gr. &?;.] A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient Greeks; a kind of cloak.
||Chlo*as"ma (?), n. [Gr. &?; to be green.] (Med.) A cutaneous affection characterized by yellow or yellowish brown pigmented spots.
Chlo"ral (?), n. [Chlorine + alcohol.] 1. (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol.