Vocabulary : Chignon to Child study

Chignon : A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by a woman at the back of the head.
Chigoe : Alt. of Chigre
Chigre : A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger.
Chih fu : An official administering a prefecture of China; a prefect, supervising the civil business of the hsiens or districts comprised in his fu (which see).
Chih hsien : An official having charge of a hsien, or administrative district, in China; a district magistrate, responsible for good order in his hsien (which see), and having jurisdiction in its civil and criminal cases.

Chih tai : A Chinese governor general; a tsung tu (which see).
Chikara : The goat antelope (Tragops Bennettii) of India. ;; The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetraceros quadricornis).
Chilblain : A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling, produced by exposure of the feet or hands to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration. ;; To produce chilblains upon.
Child : A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; -- in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and plants. ;; A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom. ;; One who, by character of practice, shows signs of relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one closely connected with a place, occupation, character, etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people. ;; A noble youth. See Childe. ;; A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness, limited understanding, etc. ;; A female infant. ;; To give birth; to produce young.
Child study : A scientific study of children, undertaken for the purpose of discovering the laws of development of the body and the mind from birth to manhood.

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