n. [ See Khan. ] The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written
v. t. [ See Chap. ] To chew. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. chamade, fr. Pg. chamada, fr. chamar to call, fr. L. clamare. ] (Mil.) A signal made for a parley by beat of a drum. [ 1913 Webster ]
They beat the chamade, and sent us carte blanche. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a genus of small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; -- often used especially for those formerly included in genus
n. a genus consisting of only one species, the leatherleaf.
n. the type genus of the
n. (Astronomy) a small constellation in the southern skies between Hydrus and Musca.
n. [ L. Chamaeleon, Gr.
n. a small genus of plants sometimes included in genus