Chaud-medley :: Chaud-medley (n.) The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood, and while under the influence of passion, thus distinguished from chance-medley or killing in self-defense, or in a casual affray..

Chaudron :: Chaudron (n.) See Chawdron.

Chauffer :: Chauffer (n.) A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top..

Chauldron :: Chauldron (n.) See Chawdron.

Chaun :: Chaun (n.) A gap.

Chaun :: Chaun (v. t. & i.) To open; to yawn.

Chaunt :: Chaunt (n. & v.) See Chant.

Chaunter :: Chaunter (n.) A street seller of ballads and other broadsides.

Chaunter :: Chaunter (n.) A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey..

Chaunter :: Chaunter (n.) The flute of a bagpipe. See Chanter, n., 3..

Chaunterie :: Chaunterie (n.) See Chantry.

Chaus :: Chaus (n.) a lynxlike animal of Asia and Africa (Lynx Lybicus).

Chausses :: Chausses (n. pl.) The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the waist, worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages; applied also to the armor for the same parts, when fixible, as of chain mail..

Chaussure :: Chaussure (n.) A foot covering of any kind.

Chauvinism :: Chauvinism (n.) Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism..

Echauguette :: Echauguette (n.) A small chamber or place of protection for a sentinel, usually in the form of a projecting turret, or the like. See Castle..

Eschaunge :: Eschaunge (n.) Exchange.

Meerschaum :: Meerschaum (n.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called sepiolite..

Meerschaum :: Meerschaum (n.) A tobacco pipe made of this mineral.

Munchausenism :: Munchausenism (n.) An extravagant fiction embodying an account of some marvelous exploit or adventure.

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