Index of English words, starting with "ch"

(1) - Chasuble (n.) The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross, the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be emblematical of Christ's sufferings. In the Greek Church the chasuble is a large round mantle.

(1) - Chat (n.) Small stones with ore.
(2) - Chat (n.) A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.
(3) - Chat (n.) A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and the long-tailed chat (I. longicauda). In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family Saxicolidae, as the stonechat, and whinchat.
(4) - Chat (n.) Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
(5) - Chat (v. t.) To talk of.
(6) - Chat (v. i.) To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.

(1) - Chateau (n.) A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor; a gentleman's country seat; also, particularly, a royal residence; as, the chateau of the Louvre; the chateau of the Luxembourg.
(2) - Chateau (n.) A castle or a fortress in France.

(1) - Chatelaine (n.) An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist, and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch, keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine chain.