‖n. [ F., fr. afficher to affix. ] A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'amfi` + &unr_; color. ] (Chem.) Exhibiting or producing two colors, as substances which in the color test may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] See Antechamber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. anti- + chlorine. ] (Chem.) Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Antichristus, Gr. &unr_;; 'anti` against + &unr_;. ] A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opposed to the Christian religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an antichristian manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Deviating from the proper order of time. -- An`ti*chron"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'anti` against + &unr_; time. ] Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism. [ R. ] Selden. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Antichthones [ Gr. &unr_;; 'anti` against + &unr_; the earth. ] 1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. Grote. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. articiocco, perh. corrupted fr. the same word as carciofo; cf. older spellings archiciocco, archicioffo, carciocco, and Sp. alcachofa, Pg. alcachofra; prob. fr. Ar. al-harshaf, al-kharshūf. ] (Bot.) 1. The Cynara scolymus, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. See Jerusalem artichoke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 the type genus of the Atrichornithidae.
Syn. -- genus Atrichornis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a antural family comprising the scrubbirds.
Syn. -- family Atrichornithidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ }. (Eccl. Hist.) (a) A member of the conservative party in the Church of Scotland in the latter part of the 18th century. (b) Same as Burgher, n., 2. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. aurichalcum, for orichalcum brass. ] (Zool.) Brass-colored. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Aurichalceous. ] (Min.) A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of brass on reduction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. bi- + chloride. ] (Chem.) A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also dichloride. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bichloride of mercury, mercuric chloride; -- sometimes called corrosive sublimate. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] (Zool.) See Jigger. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. bi- + chromate. ] (Chem.) A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients; as, potassium bichromate; -- called also dichromate. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To combine or treat with a bichromate, esp. with bichromate of potassium; as, bichromatized gelatine. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having two colors.
Syn. -- bicolor, bicolour, bicolored. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a deposit of sand or clay on the surface containing crystallized salts such as sodium chloride or sodium nitrate; -- used especially of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru. RHUD [ PJC ]

2. a stratum of calcium carbonate in the soil of an arid or semiarid region. [ PJC ]

adj. covered with caliche{ 2 }, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ Icel. tjaldr. ] (Zool.) A kind of bird; the oyster catcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Chiches [ F. chiche, pois chiche, a dwarf pea, from L. cicer the chick-pea. ] (Bot.) The chick-pea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] See Chica. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. chiche lean + vache cow. ] A fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient wives, and which was therefore in very lean condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Chich + -ling. ] (Bot.) A leguminous plant (Lathyrus sativus), with broad flattened seeds which are sometimes used for food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a fish in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified; a cartilaginous fish.
Syn. -- cartilaginous fish. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the class of fishes comprising the cartilaginous fishes, which includes the sharks.
Syn. -- class Chondrichthyes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Native name ] (Zool.) The salmon of the Columbia River or California. See Quinnat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Chicory. ] Belonging to, or resembling, a suborder of composite plants of which the chicory (Cichorium) is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The chick-pea. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. clatocorde, fr.L. clarus clear + chorda string. See Chord. ] A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also manichord and clavichord. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. clavicorde, fr. L. clavis key + chorda string. ] (Mus.) A keyed stringed instrument, now superseded by the pianoforte. See Clarichord. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. cliché, from clicher to stereotype. ] 1. A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a trite or obvious remark.
Syn. -- platitude, banality, commonplace, bromide. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Cliché casting, a mode of obtaining an impression from a die or woodcut, or the like, by striking it suddenly upon metal which has been fused and is just becoming solid; also, the casting so obtained. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. repeated regularly without thought or originality.
Syn. -- ready-made, routine, stock(prenominal). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. deca- + Gr. sti`chos a row, a line of writing, a verse. ] A poem consisting of ten lines. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To ditch. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; to part asunder, fr. &unr_; in two, asunder, fr. di`s- twice. ] (Biol.) Capable of subdividing spontaneously. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. di- = di`s- twice + chlamy`s, chlamy`dos, a cloak. ] (Bot.) Having two coverings, a calyx and a corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. di- + chloride. ] (Chem.) Same as Bichloride. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Manifesting dichogamy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; in two, asunder + &unr_; marriage. ] (Bot.) The condition of certain species of plants, in which the stamens and pistil do not mature simultaneously, so that these plants can never fertilize themselves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who dichotomizes. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]