Vocabulary : Chiasmus to Chicaner

Chiasmus : An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence
Chiastolite : A variety of andalusite; -- called also macle. The tessellated appearance of a cross section is due to the symmetrical arrangement of impurities in the crystal.
Chibbal : See Cibol.
Chibouk : A Turkish pipe, usually with a mouthpiece of amber, a stem, four or five feet long and not pliant, of some valuable wood, and a bowl of baked clay.
Chibouque : Alt. of Chibouk

Chic : Good form; style. ;; Original and in good taste or form.
Chica : A red coloring matter. extracted from the Bignonia Chica, used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the skin. ;; A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize. ;; A popular Moorish, Spanish, and South American dance, said to be the original of the fandango, etc.
Chicalote : A Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone platyceras), which has migrated into California.
Chicane : 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. ;; To use shifts, cavils, or artifices. ;; In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors.
Chicaner : One who uses chicanery.

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