chamfered 
chamfered (cham'ferd), p. n. [Pp. of <-li/nuf/ r, 
r.] Grooved; furrowed; figuratively, wrinkled. 
But eft, when ye count you freed from feare, 
Comes the lireuie Winter with chami'ml browes. 
SIK'UOT, shep. I'al., February. 
chamfering (duim'fer-ing), w. [Verbal n. of 
I'liaiiifi'i; c.J Same as clmiH/i-r, 2. 
Thy roof ... in exceeding beautiful, . . . vaulted \vitli 
V. O MimptllollS fi'l ttillys I'l- t'lxl<llS>'l-/il'l*. 
Coryat, Crudities, I. :n. 
chamfrett, " and c. [Sec <//////</.] Same aw 
cliiinij'i r. 
chamfreting (oham'fret-lng), . [Verbal n. of 
chain fri't, c.J The splay of a window, etc. /.'. 
//. K nil/lit. 
Chamfron (cham'fron), . [< OF. ch/i iiifn in. 
F. cliinifr/iii, eluimfron ; origin uncertain: see 
rlin in !'n; n. J The defensive armor of the front 
part of the head of u war-horse, in the fifteenth 
e.etltllry, when bar.ls hail attained their greatest de\clop 
lllelll, it was titled \vitll earpierr- roV.Tini; the horses 
r:n~. and protected the ubole hrail between the eyes an<l 
us far down as the nostrils. It was often fitted with a 
spike i>r boss between the eyes. Also i-liu /tffitt , i-li'i rjrax . 
<-li<i[t'run, clitiinj'riii, clianfron. See cuts under nnniir 
(tilt, il mid liard. 
chamid (kam'id), . A bivalve mollugk of the 
fiiniily I'haniiila: 
Chamidae (kam'i-de), n. /;/. [NL., < Chama + 
"/'.] A family of bivalve mollusks, typified 
by the genus Chama. They have u thick, irregular, 
ineiMiivuTvo shell, with strong hinge. teeth, two in on,. 
917 
In recent times it has been largely used for 
\\arm underclothing. See irnsli-l>uth< r. 
chamoisite (sham'oi-zit), . [< r///i'.i (sec 
del'.) + -Hi'-,] \ hydrous silicate of iron and 
aluminium, occurring in greenish-gray to black 
compact oroolitic masses, u forms beds in tin lim, 
stone at ChuinoiMin. near tidon ill the .union of Valai- 
>u it/. -I l;iuif. and lias been iiM'd a> an iron ore. 
chamolett, ". Same as riniili-l. 
Niitiilia allonling treat store of CkanuMi amKirogc- 
rams; lillirlu almllt Allgnt. . . . before such time as III. 
uoat. Mere destroyed by the laic K. bells. 
Xittxl/t*, Travailes, p. IL'. 
chamomile, . See (/<;/;/<. 
champ 1 (champ), r. [Sometimes pron. and 
written i-lxiniji ; a later form of early mod. E. 
rliiiui, chew (prob. used in ME., but not found), 
of Scatid. origin : cf. Sw. dial. l;iiiiiii, chew with 
difficulty.] I. trim*. 1. To bite repeatedly and 
impatiently, as a horse his bit. 
But, like n prou.l steed ivin'il, went haughty on, 
Chanijtifiii his iron curb. I////..,*. P. L, Iv. 859. 
2. To bite into small pieces ; craunch ; chew ; 
munch: sometimes followed by n/i. 
After dinner came a fellow who eat., live .-hare.ial, 
glowingly ignited, quenching them in his mouth, and then 
chantjriiiy and swallowing them down. 
/.; . I'm, Diary, Jan. 2, 1084. 
1 ... chatiified up the remaining part of the pi) <. 
>'/..'/,. sp, elator, No. 4.11. 
And <-l/iiuijn'ii<i golden -rain, the horses stood 
Hard by their chariots. '/' ,ntii*nn. Iliad, viii. :Vio. 
3. To pound; crush; mash: as, to champ pota- 
toes. [Scotch.] 
II. i ntrniis. To perform the action of biting 
part of the district. 
champignon 
Champagne rose, chnmpiiijni' hav- 
ruddy tint. 'I hi* color i- n-nallv 
. 
nrj a slightly pink 
plixlllfl.il by tbe addition of a little led wine. Still 
Champagne, properly, non -etteMoi. nt uiin- made in 
Champagne, o( which the best known . im 
properly, -imlith citcrvcsecnt champagne, udUUnguUhed 
n. .ni lii.' n <n>'i mow* ".'' or fi-.-ibini; \ariety. Tisane de 
Champagne. s h 
champaign (iham-pto'j formerly cham-|>.-in'i. 
". ami n. | Marly mod. K. also i-li/ini/Kiiii, <////< 
/mini', and by corruption rliiim/iimi, i-lnim/iinn, 
< ME. clillliipl'i/llr. < OF. rliilHijiiliuili; iissiliiiatc.l 
form of ciimpiiigHf = It. cam/miiim. a Mat open 
country: see cniiipiiii/ii.'] I, ;;. A Hat open 
country. 
In place eke hoote and .hi. . 
In i-lntuif-iii"' eke, and nygh the M-C-. brynke 
Ketyme uixm thi werk in \\n.-^ hie. 
Pallinliim, llusbondrie (K. K. T. 8.), p. 10. 
The ('anaanite-, which dwell in the eAf>i//i'./ over 
against Cilnal. Dent. xi. 30. 
The mountain. > |of (VpllalonlaJ intermixed with pi. ,111 
able vallics, and tbe uoo.U uitb ./..;./...../ 
SnndiiK, Travailes, p. 4. 
Many miles of Woo.llands and rlntiuiii',ii, which lie di- 
vided into several Hundreds. 
S. Clarkf, Four Plantations in America (!;), p. U. 
Many a vale 
And river-sunder d dtaatfUlg* elothe<l with corn. 
Tennytott, iKnone. 
II. ". Level; open. 
I'he \\hole Coiinli.-y is plaine and rtxim/ii"n. ami few 
hils in it. Iliikliiiit* I .,.. .1.;, I. 248. 
The clutuiiKiiti head 
Of a steep wilderness. Milton, P. L, Iv. 134. 
A wide, champaign country fllled with hcrd and floclu. 
Addition. 
repeatedly and impatiently: generally followed champak, champac (cham'pak), n. [< NL. 
Right and Left Valves of Chama macrofhylla. 
valve and one in the other ; iui external hinge-ligament ; 
siphonal orifices far apart; and united mantle-margins, 
leaving but a small opening for the foot. The species oc- 
cur in tropical seas of both hemispheres, attached usually 
by one of the umhoticrt to some support. Also c/i<ti/in'li>' 
and Chniini'l'lif. 
chamisal (cham'i-sal), n. [Mex. Sp.,< chami- 
x<>.~\ A dense growth of the Calif ornian chami- 
so ; a chaparral. 
chamiso (cham'i-so), . [Mex. Sp. : cf. Sp. clta- 
mizii, a kind of wild cane or reed ; Pg. chamiqa, 
a small rope made of matweed.] A plant of 
the genus Adenostoma, natural order Itosaeea-. 
The species are evergreen shrubs with clustered, short, 
rigid, awl-shaped leaves, and numerous small white flow- 
ers borne in dense racemose panicles, sometimes very 
fragrant. There are two species, natives of California, 
which clothe great areas of the dry coast-ranges and foot- 
hills with a dense and sometimes almost impenetrable cha- 
parral, called locally chaminal. Ordinarily these shrubs 
grow in scattered clumps from 4 to 8 feet high, but some- 
times miieh higher. 
chamlett, An obsolete form of camlet. 
chamois (sham'wo or sham'i), . [Also spelled, 
esp. in second sense, shamoy and shammy ; < F. 
chamois = Pr. camous = Sp. camuza, yamuza = 
Pg. canniea, camurya = It. eamozza, t., camoscio, 
m.,< OHG. "i/ainuz, ijamz, MHG. gams, Or. gemsr, 
> D. gems = Dan. i/cmsi;, chamois : see gemsbok. 
Cf. Pg. gamo, fallow-deer, perhaps < Goth, "gama, 
akin to OHG. *gamuz, gamy, etc.] 1. A species 
of goat-like or capriform antelope, Rupicapra 
by on or upon. 
Champing as though his cud bad troubled him. 
Sir P. Sidney. 
The noble animal, . . . arching his stately neck, champed 
nn the silver hits which restrained him. 
Scntt, Kenilworth, II. 117. 
Champ 1 (champ), H. [< rhampl, r.] 1. The 
act of biting repeatedly, as a horse on his bit. 
Byron. 2. Mashed potatoes. [Scotch.] 
champ-, champe (champ), n. [< F. champ, a 
field: see campV.'] A field, specifically (a) in 
arch., a field or ground on which carving is raised. Ox- 
ford Glossary. (6t) In her., the field of a shield or banner. 
Kay the stiward hadde brought the grete baner wherof 
the champe was white as snowe, and the dragon was a-boue 
the crosae, ffor thus comaunded Merlin. 
Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ill. 575. 
<-liiiinpaca; < Skt. champaka, > Beng. champaka, 
Hind. cham]>a.~] A beautiful Indian tree, JJi- 
chelia Champaea, natural order Maynuliaceee, 
held in high esteem by Brahmans and Bud- 
dhists, and planted about their temples, images 
of Huddha are made of its wood, which Is olive-colored or 
dark-brown and often beautifully mottled, takes a flue 
polish, and is much prized for furniture. h> flowers are 
of a beautiful golden color and very fragrant, their per- 
fume being much celebrated in Hindu poetry. They are 
worn in the hair by the native women. 
or links between the figures of the pattern o 
has no ground or bottom. 
champ 3 (champ), n. [Native term.] The name 
given to a valuable timber, the product of 
The wandering airs they faint 
On the dark, the silent stream 
The champak odours fail, 
Like sweet thoughts in a dream. 
Shelley, Indian Serenade. 
champarty, n. See champerty. 
champe, See champ%. 
of'Tiruk's c h am P er (cham'per), n. One who champs. 
lace that champertt, An obsolete form of champerty. 
champertor (cham'per-tor), n. [< OF. champar- 
teur, < champart: see champerty."] In law, one 
who is guilty of champerty. 
Micltelia exceJsa, a tall magnoliaceous tree of champerty (cham'per-ti). H. [Also champarty, 
the eastern Himalaya. The wood is soft but 
very durable, and of an olive-brown color. 
champac, . See champak. 
champagne (sham-pan'), . [Formerly also 
champaignc, champaign, < F. champagne, so 
named from the former province of Champagne, 
lit., like It. campagna, a champaign, or flat 
open country: see champaign and campaign.'] 
1. The effervescent or so-called sparkling wine 
made within the limits of the old province of 
Champagne in northeastern France, chiefly 
in the region about Reims, Epernay, Avize, 
Ay, and Pierry, in the department o'f Marne. 
ehampert (obs.), < ME. champartie, champertie, 
champerty, also a partnership in power, < OF. 
champart, < ML. campiparg (also canipartum, 
eampartagium), i. e., canipi pars, lit. part of 
the field, a certain portion of the crop exacted 
by the lord : canipi, gen. of L. campus, field ; 
L. pars, a part: see camp? and j>art.~] 1. In 
law, a species of maintenance, being a bar- 
gain which a person not otherwise interested 
makes with a plaintiff or defendant to receive 
a share of the land or other matter in suit in 
the event of success, the champertor carry- 
ing on or assisting to carry on the party's suit 
The vineyards are all situated within a district alwut or defense at his own expense ; the purchase 
twenty miles long, from Reims on the north to Vertus of . a Kllif . n . thB _=,.,. _ f J ' pi, 
on the south, and are generally classed as " of the Hill " l 8m J r , tnejnglit ot huing. Champerty m 
(n>ntag>ie) and " of the River," namely, along the Marne ; 
but great quantities of new wine are brought from other 
regions, and each manufacturer makes a mixture or blend 
according to his own system, to produce the brand of wine 
known by his name. The effervescence is artificially pro- 
duced, and is of the nature of an arrested or incomplete 
fermentation. The greater or less sweetness of the wine 
is produced hy the addition of a liqueur consisting of sugar- 
eand.v dissolved In old wine ; the different degreesof sweet- 
ness are indicated hy the terms sec, ' dry,' doux, ' sweet,' 
and brut, which last term, denoting originally the new or 
iinmanipulated wine, is now used for the manufactured 
wines having from 1 to 3 per cent, of liqueur. The sweeter 
wines are generally the more effervescent. 
Chamois ( Rupicapra traffus). 
trni/uts, formerly Antilope rupicapra, inhabiting 
high inaccessible mountains in Europe and west- 
ern Asia. Its size is about that of a well-grown goat, 
and it is so agile that it can clear at a bound crevices Hi 
or 18 feet wide. The chamois is one of the most war\ 
of antelopes, and possesses the power of scenting man at 
an almost incredible distance, so that the hunting of it is 
an occupation of extreme difficulty and much danger. Its 
-kin is made into a soft leather. 
2. A kind of soft leather made from various 
skins dressed with fish-oil: so called because 
first prepared from the skin of the chamois. 
2. Effervescent wine, wherever made : as, Swiss 
champagne; California champagne Champagne 
brandies, the French brandies most in repute of the cog- 
nac class. These are, in general, classified as grande* 
champagnes and fine* rhampafnes. The orandes cham- 
pagnes are distilled from the wine produced in a level dis- 
trict culled Champagne, in the department of Charente, 
west of Angouleme and south of Cognac. The fines cham- 
l"t'iii''f! are the product of a blending of the brandies pro- 
duced in this and neighboring regions of southwestern 
a punishable offense by common law, and in 
some jurisdictions by statute. 
Foreyn attornes to lie admitted and sworn in lyke wise, 
truly to execute ther office as the lawe requirith wtout 
mayntenaunce, or chatnpe-rlye, or conseilynge ther cli- 
auntors to vse eny fall accyons. 
Engluh Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 400. 
The practice of champerty was common, whereby the 
lawyer did his work in consideration of a percentage on 
the sum which was at last forcibly collected. 
Atlantic Jfvnthlp, tVIII. 382. 
2t. A partnership in power. 
Also written champarty. 
champiant, champion- 1, n. and a. I. n. 1. 
Same as champaign. 2. One who lives in or 
farms the open fields. 
During the 15th century . . . the extensive wastes which 
covered a large part of England l>egan to be enclosed, to 
the consequent disturbance of a number of squatters 
(called at the time champions, from champs) who had set- 
tled on them, and derived a not very sufficient subsistence 
from feeding a few animals on the commons. 
Eitcye. Brit., XIV. 864. 
II. a. Same as champaign. 
France with alcohols derived from grain or from beet- rhamniimnn < ilri'vnnl TF (ft It 
roots, the two kinds of alcohol giving rise to distinct fla cnamplgnon (suam-pm >on). n. I*. ( . 
vors in the brandy. An inferior grade, known as petite 'iimiiujniiolo), a mushroom, < MI.,, as if 'cam- 
champagne, is made from grapes grown in the southern pinius, for LL. camjianiux, campaneug, equiv. to 
