Definition of chit

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Chit (n.) The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes..

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Flute :: Flute (v. i.) A channel of curved section; -- usually applied to one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate columns and pilasters in classical architecture. See Illust. under Base, n..
Foliage :: Foliage (n.) A cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches; especially, the representation of leaves, flowers, and branches, in architecture, intended to ornament and enrich capitals, friezes, pediments, etc..
Chit :: Chit (3d sing.) Chideth.
Vitruvian :: Vitruvian (a.) Of or pertaining to Vitruvius, an ancient Roman architect..
Saracenical :: Saracenical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Saracens; as, Saracenic architecture..
Elizabethan :: Elizabethan (a.) Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth or her times, esp. to the architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan writers, drama, literature..
Parapleura :: Parapleura (n.) A chitinous piece between the metasternum and the pleuron of certain insects.
Acroterium :: Acroterium (n.) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture..
Architective :: Architective (a.) Used in building; proper for building.
Teufit :: Teufit (n.) The lapwing; -- called also teuchit.
Hydrocarbonate :: Hydrocarbonate (n.) A hydrous carbonate, as malachite..
Peschito :: Peschito (n.) See Peshito.
Seaboat :: Seaboat () A chitin.
Dogtooth :: Dogtooth (n.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called tooth ornament..
Mine :: Mine (v. i.) A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral substances are taken by digging; -- distinguished from the pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and which are called quarries..
Greco-roman :: Greco-Roman (a.) Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture..
Lithic :: Lithic (a.) Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture..
Elytrin :: Elytrin (n.) See Chitin.
Archi- :: Archi- () A prefix signifying chief, arch; as, architect, archiepiscopal. In Biol. and Anat. it usually means primitive, original, ancestral; as, archipterygium, the primitive fin or wing..
Fenestration :: Fenestration (n.) The arrangement and proportioning of windows; -- used by modern writers for the decorating of an architectural composition by means of the window (and door) openings, their ornaments, and proportions..
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