Chain

1. n. The warp threads of a web.
2. n. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc.
3. n. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit.
4. n. A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.
5. n. An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land.
6. n. Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.

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Chained

1. imp. p. p. of Chain

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Chaining

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Chain

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Chainless

1. a. Having no chain; not restrained or fettered.

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Chainlet

1. n. A small chain.

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Chain pump

1. A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge.

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Chain stitch

1. A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock stitch. See Stitch.
2. An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; — used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery.

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Chain wheel

1. An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water.
2. A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel.

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Chainwork

1. n. Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain; chain stitch work.

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Chair

1. n. An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers.
2. n. A movable single seat with a back.
3. n. An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself.
4. n. The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to address the chair.
5. n. A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig.

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