Vocabulary : Chank to Chansonnettes
Chank : The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. Turbinella pyrum. Called also chank chell.Channel : The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run. ;; The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels. ;; A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of lands; as, the British Channel. ;; That through which anything passes; means of passing, conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to us by different channels. ;; A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column. ;; Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks. ;; To form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels in; to groove. ;; To course through or over, as in a channel.
Channeled : of Channel
Channeling : of Channel ;; The act or process of forming a channel or channels. ;; A channel or a system of channels; a groove.
Channelled : of Channel
