*chic*

{ } Opposed to monarchial government. Bp. Benson. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'archiko`s able to govern, fr. 'archh` beginning, government. See Arch-, pref. ] Chief; primary; primordial. [ Obs. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to autocracy.
Syn. -- autarchical [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , a. [ L. Bacchicus, Gr. Bakchiko`s. ] Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with intoxication; riotously drunken; -- used of revelrous gatherings.
Syn. -- bacchanalian, bacchanal, bibulous, carousing, drunken(prenominal), orgiastic, riotous [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. bechicus, adj., for a cough, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; cough: cf. F. béchique. ] (Med.) Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough. Thomas. -- n. A medicine for relieving coughs. Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. } [ Gr. bi`os life + psychic, -cal. ] Pertaining to psychical phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Same as black cap{ 1b }. [ PJC ]

a. (Anat.) Bronchial. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F. Cf. Chic, n. ] Original and in good taste or form; stylish; in current fashion, fashionable. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] A red coloring matter. extracted from the Bignonia Chica, used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the skin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A popular Moorish, Spanish, and South American dance, said to be the original of the fandango, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., prob. of Mex. origin. ] (Bot.) A Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone platyceras), which has migrated into California. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F., prob. earlier meaning a dispute, orig. in the game of mall (F. mail), fr. LGr. &unr_; the game of mall, fr Pers chaugān club or bat; or possibly ultimated fr. L. ciccus a trible. ] 1. The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

To shuffle from them by chicane. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

To cut short this chicane, I propound it fairly to your own conscience. Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Card playing) In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. [ Cf. F. chicaner. See Chicane, n. ] To use shifts, cavils, or artifices. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. chicaneur. ] One who uses chicanery. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. chicanerie. ] Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Irritated by perpetual chicanery. Hallam.

Syn. -- Trickery; sophistry; stratagem. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Chicory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Chiches [ F. chiche, pois chiche, a dwarf pea, from L. cicer the chick-pea. ] (Bot.) The chick-pea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] See Chica. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. chiche lean + vache cow. ] A fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient wives, and which was therefore in very lean condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Chich + -ling. ] (Bot.) A leguminous plant (Lathyrus sativus), with broad flattened seeds which are sometimes used for food. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ OE. chykkyn, chyke, chicken. ] To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A chicken. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A child or young person; -- a term of endearment. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. a young woman; -- often considered offensive. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

n. A chicken; a fowl; also, a trivial term of endearment for a child. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (Parus atricapillus), of North America; -- named from its note. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus Hudsonius, formerly Sciurus Hudsonius); -- so called from its cry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. Chickasaw. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian) allied to the Choctaws. They formerly occupied the northern part of Alabama and Mississippi, but now live in the Indian Territory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cicen, cyceun, dim. of coc cock; akin to LG. kiken, küken, D. Kieken, kuiken, G. küchkein. See Cock the animal. ] 1. A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden; same as spring chicken. “Stella is no chicken.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chicken cholera, a contagious disease of fowls; -- so called because first studied during the prevalence of a cholera epidemic in France. It has no resemblance to true cholera. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a trifling sum of money.
Syn. -- small change. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Timid; fearful; cowardly; easily frightened. Bunyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Med.) A mild, eruptive disease, generally attacking children only; varicella. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear. [ slang ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the far western U.S. counterpart of the red squirrel.
Syn. -- Douglas squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasi. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A sentimental motion picture that appeals particularly to women. See flick, n., movie. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

n. [ Chick + -ling. ] A small chick or chicken. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Chich. ] 1. (Bot.) A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the dwarf pea; the gram. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The name of several caryophyllaceous weeds, especially Stellaria media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A chicken; -- used as a diminutive or pet name, especially in calling fowls. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n., }. [ Amer. Sp. chicle. ] A gumlike substance obtained from the bully tree (Mimusops globosa) and sometimes also from the naseberry or sapodilla (Sapota zapotilla). It is more plastic than caoutchouc and more elastic than gutta-percha, as an adulterant of which it is used in England. It is used largely in the United States in making chewing gum. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. Var. of Chica. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. The common greasewood of the western United States (Sarcobatus vermiculatus). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. In the Philippines, the sapodilla or its fruit; also, the marmalade tree or its fruit. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. chicorée, earlier also cichorée, L. cichorium, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, Cf. Succory. ] 1. (Bot.) A branching perennial plant (Cichorium Intybus) with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also cultivated for its roots and as a salad plant; succory; wild endive. See Endive. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a handsome tree of central and eastern North America (Gymnocladus dioica) having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute.
Syn. -- Kentucky coffee tree, bonduc, Gymnocladus dioica. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Climate + Gr. &unr_; to rule. ] Presiding over, or regulating, climates. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: Colchicum; Gloriosa.
Syn. -- family Colchicaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. colchicine. ] (Chem.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, C17H19NO5, extracted from the Colchicum autumnale, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called also colchicia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., a plant with a poisonous root, fr. Colchicus Colchian, fr. Colchis, Gr. &unr_;, an ancient province in Asia, east of the Black Sea, where was the home of Media the sorceress. ] (Bot.) A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Preparations made from the poisonous bulbs and seeds, and perhaps from the flowers, of the Colchicum autumnale (meadow saffron) are used as remedies for gout and rheumatism. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to the Czechs. “One Czechic realm.” The Nation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ For dabchick. See Dap, Dip, cf. Dipchick. ] (Zool.) A small water bird (Podilymbus podiceps), allied to the grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called also dapchick, dobchick, dipchick, didapper, dobber, devil-diver, hell-diver, and pied-billed grebe. [ 1913 Webster ]