cheeky 
by transverse lines vertically and horizontally 
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Cheddar cheese. See 
chee, n. See chili. 
cheecha (che'cha), . [Native 
name.] A gecko-lizard of Cey- 
lon, Hemidactylus fi-enatus. 
cheechee (che'chi), . l. i 
India, a nickname for the half- check 
castes or Eurasians, probably 
in allusion to their niinci 
The mincin, . 
cheeft, An obsolete spelling of chief. 
cheek (chek), n. [< ME. cheke, clieoke, choke, < 
AS. ceiicc, also cedcc, ONorth. ceica, Mercian 
dike = OFries. Jceke = MLG. kake, keke, LG. 
cheek-band,..^',,,, ,,), 
. w 
,,,, 1 . Part of a head- cheeper (che< 
winch 
- 
dress passing under the chin and covering the 
cheeks. The head-dress of women m the thirteenth It 
P m 
of 
grouse i 
century in Europe consisted i of a broad band or folded other 'game-birds, 
kerchief passing from the topofthehead to the chin, and cheer 1 (cher), n. [Early mod. E. also chear ; 
covering both cheeks, over which was worn the veil, and < ME. chere, the face, look, demeanor, also, 
sometimes a round cap. Also called chin-band. occasionally (glad or fair being understood), 
2. Same as cheek-strap. friendly reception or entertainment, < OF. 
cheek-blade (chek'blad), n. The cheek-bone. c/ C/J! - p ch ^ re (> It ccm) _ Pr Sp- 
[Scotch.] - - 
* or Eurasians, pro [Scotch.] Pg- cara tne f ace , look, < ML. cara, the face, 
jsion to their mincing pronunciation. 2. cheek-block (chek'blok), n. A pulley attached < ^ J . S the head, = Skt. ciras, the head, 
aincing speech of the half-castes to the side of an object which itself forms one akin to L _ '^relnim, the brain. See cerebrum.] 
cheek of the pulley-block, the other being lf Tnef a Ce; countenance, 
formed by the strap or piece which secures the 
block. 
Cheek-Mocks are half shells which bolt against a master 
koek, kek, cheek, = MIX kake, D. kaak, cheek, S par. Qualtmwjh, Boat Sailer's Manual, p. 13. 
jaw, = Sw. kak, jaw. .^Origin uncertain; in one cnee kJbone (chek'bon), n. [< ME. chekeboti, 
i-lifkbniie, etc., < AS. cedcbdn (= D. kaakbeen), 
< cedes, cheek, + ban, bone.] 1. The malar 
bone, forming the prominence below the outer 
angle of the eye. Persons, or races, in whom this 
bone is specially prominent are said to have "high cheek- 
tones." It also becomes prominent in emaciated or hoi 
view derived from AS. ccoiean, etc., chew (see 
chew, and cf. chavel, jaw, eliaft, chap 2 = chops, 
jaw, and ult. jowl, from the same source), but 
the mode of formation is not clear.] 1. Either 
of the two sides of the face below the eyes. 
Human cheeks, 
Channels for tears. 
Wordsiwrth, Sonnets, ii. 31. 
In the swoot of thi chere, or face [cheer, Purv.] thou shalt 
ete thi brede. WycltJ, Gen. iii. 19 (Oxf.). 
But lie that king with eyen wrothe, 
His chere awaiward for me caste. 
Grower, I'onf. Aniant., I. 46. 
2|. Look; demeanor. 
And he lowted his lege with a low chere, 
And grauntid to go with a goode wille. 
Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1778. 
Ech rackle dede and cell unbrideled chere. 
Chaucer, Troilus, iii. 429. 
>ones. It also becomes prominent in emaciated or noi- ___.. 4- 4.1 
ow.cheeked persons, from the absorption of the fat of the 3. Expression of countenance, as noting the 
soft parts of the cheek. See cuts under orbit and skull. 
nether chekelap vnmeuable, and meuynge the ouere. 
WycHf, Lev. xi. 29 (Oxf.). 
work, etc., which form corresponding sides or 
which are double and alike. Specifically (a) In 
founding, one of the side-parts of a flask consisting of A folmden cneekbo0 ii, that is, the cheeklap of an ass. 
a'^ein !North P En K .] ( V) One o/C sfdes of an em- W- Jud K e8 xv - 15 < xf ->- 
brasure. (d) One of the jaws of a vise, (e) One of the ex- cheek-pieCO (chek'pes), . 1. A part of any- 
thing Forming a cheek, or a piece intended to 
pass over or cover a cheek. Specifically 2. 
In armor, that part of a defensive head-cover- 
ing which defends the cheeks, (a) The fixed wing, 
forming one piece with the skull-piece, or firmly riveted 
to it, separated by the eye-opening from the nasal, such as 
are common in representations of Greek warriors and in 
medieval helmets before 1250. (b) A movable plate, such 
One of the branches of a bridle-bit. (0 In the manege, 
that portion of the bit outside of the horse's mouth. Also 
called check, (m) One of the sides of a pillow-block, which 
hold the boxing, (n) One of the standards or supports, 
arranged in pairs, of the copperplate printing-press and 
panded sides of the eye of a hammer, designed to give a 
better hold to the handle. A hammer so made is said 
to be in cheek. (/) One of the side-pieces of a gun-car- 
riage, on which the trunnions immediately rest. See cut 
under gun-carriage, (ff) One of the shears or bed-bars of 
a lathe, on which' the puppets rest. (A) One of the side- 
pieces of a window-frame, (i) One of the projections on 
the side of a mast, on which the trestle-trees rest, (i) 
The solid part of a timber on the side of a mortise. (K) 
many'similar machines, (o) The handle of a balance or 
pair of scales. K. Phillips, 1706. (p) One of two or more 
projecting, buttress-like pieces of a wall. 
The gatehouse presents two lateral cheeks of wall pro- 
jecting on either side of the bridge and thus forming a cov- 
ered way. 0. T. Clark, Military Architecture, II. 62. 
(j) The miter-sill of a lock-gate, (r) Naut., one of the 
pieces of a block which form the sides of the shell. 
3f. A cheek-bone ; a jaw-bone. 
A thousand men he slow eek with his hond, 
And had no wepen but an asses cheek. 
Chaucer, Monk's Tale, 1. 48. 
4. In entoni., the gena, or that part of an in- 
as was attached to the Roman legionary helmet by a hinge, 
or a strap covered with scales of metal, serving as a chin- 
strap while also protecting the cheek. In modern cavalry 
helmets the chin-strap answers this purpose. 
:heek-pouch (chek'pouch), . A special dila- 
tation of the skin or of the skin and mucous 
membrane of the cheek, forming a pouch or 
bag outside the teeth, in many animals, as 
monkeys, squirrels, and various other rodents. 
An external cheek-pouch is a reduplication of the skin of 
cheek-strap (chek ' strap), . In saddlery, a 
strap of a bridle or head-stall passing down the 
_. - side of a horse's head. Also called cheek-band. 
sect's head which lies between the eye and cheek-tooth (chek'toth), n. A molar tooth or 
the mouth-cavity. This region spmetimesjtie- grinder. [Rare.] 
Joel i. 6. 
.] Impu- 
self-con- 
[Colloq. 
Llic ujvuuii-i;<* v ivj . j.iiio AV^AVU ,vyiiiv,nintjo ut- 
comes very prominent, as in certain of the Dip- 
tera. 5. The edible portion of the large sea- , 
clam, Mactra wlidissima. [Cape Cod] -6. cheeky (che'ki), a. [<<**, n., 6, 
rKnTmnrfMiniM! brazen-faced immidence: an d ent ! brazen-faced; presumpta 
Cool confidence ; brazen-faced impudence; an 
He hath the cheek-teeth of a great lion. 
+ -y 1 
mptuous ; 
*_<ooi commend 1 , unufieil-ututni iiuuuuvuuB i <tii ,,., , . j, i 1-4-4.1 p-n,,, 
impudent or sell-confident manner: as, he has fident : as > he 1S a clteeh J llttle fellow ' 
or vulgar.] 
" You will find, Sir," said Lee, " that these men in this 
here hut are a rougher lot than you think for ; very like 
they'll be cheeky," H. Kingsley, Geolfry Hamlyn, xxvi. 
plenty of cheek. [Colloq. or vulgar.] 
" You don't know how willing she may be to overlook 
everything that is past." 
"If she were, I am not fit to go near her. I couldn't 
have the cheek to try." W. Black, Princess of Thule. cheela 1 , chela 2 (che'la), M. [< Hind, chela, a pu- 
7. Share; portion; allowance. [Eng., colloq. pil, a disciple, a slave'brought up in the house.] 
or vulgar.] A pupil. 
I remember the time when I have drank to my own cheela 2 (che'la), n. [E. Ind.] The name of a 
cheek above two quarts between dinner and breakfast. spotted Indian eagle, bpilorms cheela^. 
state of feeling. [Obsolete or archaic.] 
Be symple of chiere, cast nat thyn ye [eye] aside, 
Agenst the post lete nat thy bak abyde. 
Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 26. 
Our dole more deadly looks than dying ; 
Balms, and gums, and heavy cheers, 
Sacred vials flll'd with tears, 
And clamours through the wild air flying ! 
Fletcher (and another), Two Noble Kinsmen, i. 6. 
A moment changed that ladye's cheer, 
Gush'd to her eye the unbidden tear. 
Scott, L. of L. M., iv. 22. 
4. State or temper of the mind as indicated 
by expression or demeanor ; state of feeling or 
spirits. 
Son, be of good cheer : thy sins be forgiven thee. 
Mat. U. 2. 
He ended ; and his words their drooping cheer 
Enlighten'd, and their languished hope revived. 
Milton, P. L, vi. 496. 
5. A state of gladness or joy ; gaiety; anima- 
tion. 
I have not that alacrity of spirit, 
Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have. 
Shak., Kiel). III., T. 3. 
Naked I go and void of cheer. Tennyson, Two Voices. 
6. That which makes cheerful or promotes 
good spirits ; entertainment ; provisions for a 
ith all 
digious 
,. 22, 1685. 
The Tonquineers in general are very free to their Visit- 
ants, treating them with the best cheer they are able to 
procure. Dampier, Voyages, II. i. 83. 
7. A shout of joy,.encouragement, applause, or 
acclamation. 
Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street ! 
Tennyson, Welcome to Alexandra. 
Loud was the cheer which, full and clear, swept round the 
silent bay. Whittier, Cassandra Southwick. 
8. Fortune; luck; also, report; tidings. 
What cheer? Shak., Tempest, i. 1. 
Shipmet, what cheer ? Dickens, Dombey and Son. 
To do or make (one) cheert, to entertain (one) in a 
friendly manner. 
Thy honourable queene doth him cheere. 
Chaucer, Good Women, 1. 2451. 
To make good cheert, to make entertainment ; be fes- 
tive ; be cheerful. 
Cheek by jowl, with cheeks close together ; exceedingly 
intimate. 
Also chelasliip. 
We are your honest neighbours, the cobbler, smith, and cheep (chep), V. 
' 
And array the to make gode chere, and to yeve grete 
ctieelaship (che'la'-sh'ip), n. [< cheelal + -ship.'] yeftes. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 60. 
The state, quality, or condition of a cheela. cheer 1 (cher), v. [< ME. cheren, < chere, cheer: 
botcher, that have so often sat snoring cheek by joll with 
your signiory in rug at midnight. 
Fletcher (and another), Love's Cure, ii. 1. 
Sit thee down, and have no shame, 
Cheek bit jou'l, and knee by knee : 
What care I for any name ? 
What for order or degree? 
Tennyson, Vision of Sin. 
Cheeks and ears*, a head-dress worn in England in the 
seventeenth century. 
cheek (chek), r. t. [< cheek, n."] If. To bring 
up to the cheek. 
His pike cheek'd, to guard the tun 
He must not taste. Cotton, Epistles. 
2. To face; confront. in a bold or impudent 
manner ; assail with impudent or insulting lan- 
guage. [Slang.] 
What does he come here cheeking us for? Dickens. 
[Sometimes with an indefinite it for the object. 
[Cf. chip 2 , chipper^, chipping- 
liird; also clieet and peep, all ult. imitative of 
a thin crisp sound.] I. intrans. To peep, as a 
chick; chirp; squeak; creak; make a sound 
resembling " cheep." 
The maxim of the Douglases, that it was " better to 
hear the lark sing than the mouse cheep," hence, was 
adopted by every border chief. Scott. 
In a minute we were ahead of the brig with our tow- 
rope taut, and our oars cheeping bravely as they ground 
against the thole-pins. 
W. C. Russell, Sailor's Sweetheart, xvi. 
II. trans. To utter in a chirping or peeping 
tone; pipe; chirp. 
O Swallow, Swallow, if I could follow, and light 
Upon her lattice, I would pipe and trill, 
And cheep and twitter twenty million loves. 
Tennyson, Princess, iv. 
They [birds] cheep a good-morning to one another in 
soft, cheerful voices. The Century, XXVI. 487. 
see the noun.] 1. trans. 1. To dispel despon- 
dency, sorrow, or apathy from ; cause to rejoice ; 
gladden ; make cheerful : often with up. 
Cheer thy heart, and be not thou dismayed. 
Shak., Rich. III., T. 8. 
Ill minister all cordials now to you, 
Because I'll cheer you up, sir. 
Middleton, Women Beware Women, it 1. 
Sing, little bird ! thy note shall cheer 
The sadness of the dying year. 
0. W. Holmes, An Old- Year Song. 
2f. To cure ; recover. 
Achilles thurgh chaunse was cherit of his wond. 
Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 10416. 
3. To incite ; encourage. 
Here's the heart that triumphs in their death, 
And cheers these hands that slew thy sire and brother, 
To execute the like upon thyself. 
Shak., S Hen. VI., ii. 4. 
He cheer'd the dogs to follow her who fled. 
Dryden, Theodore and Honora, 1. 123. 
