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Chiaroscuro
- noun - a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
- This is an Italian term which literally means 'light-dark'. In paintings the description refers to clear tonal contrasts.
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.
Chicaneries
- noun - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Chichevache
- - A fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient wives, and which was therefore in very lean condition.
Chick Flick
- - A sentimental motion picture that appeals particularly to women. See flick, n., movie.
Chickabiddy
- - A chicken; a fowl; also, a trivial term of endearment for a child.
Chickamauga
- noun - a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces
Chicken Leg
- noun - the lower joint of the leg of a chicken
Chicken Out
- verb - remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
Chicken Pox
- - A mild, eruptive disease, generally attacking children only; varicella.