Helen Fenton

Chamberlain: Definition and part of speech

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Chamberlain

  1. n. A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
  2. n. An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers.
  3. n. An upper servant of an inn.
  4. n. An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in Europe, one of the high officers of a court.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Chalcographist: Definition and part of speech

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Chalcographist

  1. n. An engraver on copper or brass; hence, an engraver of copper plates for printing upon paper.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Chalcography: Definition and part of speech

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Chalcography

  1. n. The act or art of engraving on copper or brass, especially of engraving for printing.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Chalcopyrite: Definition and part of speech

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Chalcopyrite

  1. n. Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and in tetragonal crystals of a bright brass yellow color.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Chaldean: Definition and part of speech

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Chaldean

  1. n. Nestorian.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to Chaldea.
  3. n. A native or inhabitant of Chaldea.
  4. n. A learned man, esp. an astrologer; — so called among the Eastern nations, because astrology and the kindred arts were much cultivated by the Chaldeans.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Chaldee: Definition and part of speech

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Chaldee

  1. n. The language or dialect of the Chaldeans; eastern Aramaic, or the Aramaic used in Chaldea.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to Chaldea.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.