CHINCHILLA, chin-chil'la, _n._ a small rodent quadruped of South America,
valued for its soft gray fur: the fur itself. [Sp.]
CHINCOUGH, chin'kof, _n._ a disease, esp. of children, attended with
violent fits of coughing: whooping-cough. [For _chink-cough_; Scot.
_kink-host_, Dut. _kinkhoest_. See CHINK and COUGH.]
CHINE, ch[=i]n, _n._ the spine or backbone: a piece of the backbone and
adjoining parts for cooking: a ridge, crest.--_v.t._ (_Spens._) to break
the back. [O. Fr. _eschine_, prob. from Old High Ger. _scina_, a pin,
thorn.]
CHINÉ, sh[=e]-n[=a]', _adj._ mottled in appearance, the warp being dyed in
different colours, or from threads of different colours twisted together.
[Fr., lit. 'Chinese.']