Altincar :: Altincar (n.) See Tincal.

Belly-pinched :: Belly-pinched (a.) Pinched with hunger; starved.

Bepinch :: Bepinch (v. t.) To pinch, or mark with pinches..

Bepinched :: Bepinched (imp. & p. p.) of Bepinc.

Bullfinch :: Bullfinch (n.) A bird of the genus Pyrrhula and other related genera, especially the P. vulgaris / rubicilla, a bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast, cheeks, and neck, red..

Cahincic :: Cahincic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cahinca, the native name of a species of Brazilian Chiococca, perhaps C. racemosa; as, cahincic acid..

Captaincy :: Captaincy (n.) The rank, post, or commission of a captain..

Chaffinch :: Chaffinch (n.) A bird of Europe (Fringilla coelebs), having a variety of very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called also copper finch..

Chaplaincy :: Chaplaincy (n.) The office, position, or station of a chaplain..

Chieftaincy :: Chieftaincy (n.) Alt. of Chieftainshi.

Chincapin :: Chincapin (n.) See Chinquapin.

Chinch :: Chinch (n.) The bedbug (Cimex lectularius).

Chinch :: Chinch (n.) A bug (Blissus leucopterus), which, in the United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and other grains; -- also called chiniz, chinch bug, chink bug. It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting odor..

Chincha :: Chincha (n.) A south American rodent of the genus Lagotis.

Chinche :: Chinche (a.) Parsimonious; niggardly.

Chincherie :: Chincherie (n.) Penuriousness.

Chinchilla :: Chinchilla (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..

Chinchilla :: Chinchilla (n.) The fur of the chinchilla.

Chinchilla :: Chinchilla (n.) A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth..

Chinchona :: Chinchona () Alt. of Chincon.

Chincona :: Chincona () See Cinchona.

Cinch :: Cinch (n.) A strong saddle girth, as of canvas..

Cinch :: Cinch (n.) A tight grip.

Cinchona :: Cinchona (n.) A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value..

Cinchona :: Cinchona (n.) The bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.

Cinchonaceous :: Cinchonaceous (a.) Allied or pertaining to cinchona, or to the plants that produce it..

Cinchonic :: Cinchonic (a.) Belonging to, or obtained from, cinchona..

Cinchonidine :: Cinchonidine (n.) One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance, C19H22N2O, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to, but weaker than, quinine; -- sometimes called also cinchonidia..

Cinchonine :: Cinchonine (n.) One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and resembling cinchonidine; -- called also cinchonia.

Cinchonism :: Cinchonism (n.) A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, etc..

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