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Chinchilla: Definition and part of speech

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Chinchilla

  1. n. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.
  2. n. A small rodent (Chinchilla lanigera), of the size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur, which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a native of Peru and Chili.
  3. n. The fur of the chinchilla.

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.

Chinquapin: Definition and part of speech

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Chinquapin

  1. n. A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat.

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.

Chine: Definition and part of speech

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Chine

  1. n. The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.
  2. n. A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep.
  3. n. The backbone or spine of an animal; the back.
  4. n. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. [See Illust. of Beef.]

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.

Chined: Definition and part of speech

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Chined

  1. imp. & p. p. of Chine
  2. a. Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; — used in composition.

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.

Chinese: Definition and part of speech

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Chinese

  1. n. sing. & pl. The language of China, which is monosyllabic.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.
  3. n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race with oblique eyelids who live principally in China.

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.