CHINK, chingk, _n._ a cleft, a narrow opening.--_v.i._ to crack.--_v.t._ to
fill up cracks.--_adj._ CHINK'Y, full of chinks. [Apparently formed upon M.
E. _chine_, a crack--A.S. _cinu_, a cleft.]
CHINK, chingk, _n._ the clink, as of coins.--_v.i._ to give forth a sharp
sound. [From the sound.]
CHINK, chingk, _n._ a gasp for breath.--_v.i._ to gasp--the northern form
_Kink_. [Cf. Dut. _kinken_, to cough; Ger. _keichen_, to gasp.]
CHINKAPIN, ching'ka-pin, _n._ the dwarf chestnut, a native of the United
States.--Also CHIN'CAPIN. [Ind.]
CHINOOK, chin-[=oo]k', _n._ a trader's jargon, consisting of words from
French and English, as well as Chinook and other Indian tongues.
CHINTZ, chints, _n._ a highly glazed printed calico, with a pattern
generally in several colours on a white or light-coloured ground. [Orig.
pl. of Hind, _chint_, spotted cotton-cloth.]
CHIP, chip, _v.t._ to chop or cut into small pieces: to hew: of chickens,
to break the shell of the egg in hatching: to pare away the crust of bread,
&c.: to bet:--_pr.p._ chip'ping; _pa.p._ chipped.--_n._ a small piece of
wood or other substance chopped off: (_slang_) a sovereign.--_n._
CHIP'-HAT, a cheap kind of hat, made of what is popularly called Brazilian
grass, but really consisting of strips of the leaves of a palm (_Chamærops
argentea_) imported from Cuba.--_adj._ CHIP'PY, abounding in chips: dry as
a chip: seedy from an overdose of liquor.--CHIP IN, to supply one's
part.--A CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK, one with the characteristics of his father.
[M. E. _chippen_, to cut in pieces. Conn. with CHOP.]
CHIPMUCK, CHIPMUNK, chip'muk, -mungk, _n._ a kind of squirrel, common in
North America.
CHIPPENDALE, chip'pen-d[=a]l, _adj._ applied to a light style of
drawing-room furniture, after the name of a well-known cabinet-maker of the
18th century. The name is also applied to a style of book plates.
CHIRAGRA, k[=i]-rag'ra, _n._ gout in the hand.--_adjs._ CHIRAG'RIC, -AL.
[Gr.]
CHIRIMOYA. See CHERIMOYER.
CHIRK, ch[.e]rk, _v.i._ (_Scot._) to grate: to chirp or squeak. [A.S.
_cearcian_, to creak.]
CHIRL, chirl, _v.i._ to emit a low sound: to warble.--_n._ a kind of
musical warble. [Scot., from the sound. See CHIRR.]
CHIRM, ch[.e]rm, _v.i._ to cry out: to chirp.--_n._ noise, din, hum of
voices. [A.S. _cirman_, to cry out; cf. Dut. _kermen_.]
CHIROGNOMY, k[=i]-rog'n[=o]-mi, _n._ the so-called art or science of
judging character from the lines of the hand, palmistry.--_adj._
CHIROGNOM'IC. [Gr. _cheir_, the hand, _gn[=o]m[=e]_, understanding.]
CHIROGRAPH, k[=i]-rog-raf', _n._ any written or signed document.--_ns._
CHIROG'RAPHER, CHIROG'RAPHIST, one who professes the art of
writing---_adj._ CHIROGRAPH'IC--_n._ CHIROG'RAPHY, the art of writing, or
penmanship. [Gr. _cheir_, the hand, _graph[=e]_, writing.]
CHIROLOGY, k[=i]-rol'o-ji, _n._ the art of discoursing with the hands or by
signs, as the deaf and dumb do.--_n._ CHIROL'OGIST, one who converses by
signs with the hands. [Gr. _cheir_, the hand, _logia_, a discourse.]
CHIROMANCY. Same as CHEIROMANCY.
CHIROPODIST, k[=i]-rop'o-dist, _n._ a hand and foot doctor: one who removes
corns, bunions, warts, &c. [Gr. _cheir_, the hand, and _pous_, _podos_, the
foot.]
CHIRP, ch[.e]rp, _n._ the sharp, shrill sound of certain birds and
insects.--_v.i._ to make such a sound; to talk in a happy and lively
strain.--_v.t._ to cheer.--_n._ CHIRP'ER, a little bird: a
chirping-cup.--_adj._ CHIRP'ING, merry: cheering.--_n._ CHIRP'ING-CUP, a
cup that cheers.--_adj._ CHIRP'Y, lively: merry. [From the sound.]
CHIRR, ch[.e]r, _v.i._ to chirp, as is done by the cricket or grasshopper.
[From the sound.]
CHIRRUP, chir'up, _v.i._ to chirp: to make a sound with the mouth to urge
on a horse: to cheer up. [Lengthened form of CHIRP, and then brought into
connection with _cheer up_.]