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Chirocephalus diaphanus
Fairy Fair"y, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fairies. 2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. --Dryden. Fairy bird (Zo["o]l.), the Euoropean little tern (Sterna minuta); -- called also sea swallow, and hooded tern. Fairy bluebird. (Zo["o]l.) See under Bluebird. Fairy martin (Zo["o]l.), a European swallow (Hirrundo ariel) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on overhanging cliffs. Fairy rings or circles, the circles formed in grassy lawns by certain fungi (as Marasmius Oreades), formerly supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances. Fairy shrimp (Zo["o]l.), a European fresh-water phyllopod crustacean (Chirocephalus diaphanus); -- so called from its delicate colors, transparency, and graceful motions. The name is sometimes applied to similar American species. Fairy stone (Paleon.), an echinite.
Chirognomy
Chirognomy Chi*rog"no*my, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ? understanding.] The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
Chirograph
Chirograph Chi"ro*graph, n. [Gr. ? written with the hand; chei`r hand + gra`fein to write.] (Old. Law) (a) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party. (b) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot of the fine. --Bouvier.
Chirographer
Chirographer Chi*rog"ra*pher, n. 1. One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing. 2. See chirographist, 2. Chirographer of fines (Old Eng. Law), an officer in the court of common pleas, who engrossed fines.
Chirographer of fines
Chirographer Chi*rog"ra*pher, n. 1. One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing. 2. See chirographist, 2. Chirographer of fines (Old Eng. Law), an officer in the court of common pleas, who engrossed fines.
Chirographic
Chirographic Chi`ro*graph"ic, Chirographical Chi`ro*graph"ic*ala. Of or pertaining to chirography.
Chirographical
Chirographic Chi`ro*graph"ic, Chirographical Chi`ro*graph"ic*ala. Of or pertaining to chirography.
Chirographist
Chirographist Chi*rog"ra*phist, n. 1. A chirographer; a writer or engrosser. 2. One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.
Chirography
Chirography Chi*rog"ra*phy, n. 1. The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography. 2. The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.
Chirogymnast
Chirogymnast Chi`ro*gym"nast, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ? trainer of athletes, gymnast.] A mechanical contrivance for exercising the fingers of a pianist.
Chirological
Chirological Chi`ro*log"ic*al, a. Relating to chirology.
Chirologist
Chirologist Chi*rol"o*gist, n. One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers.
Chirology
Chirology Chi*rol"o*gy, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + -logy.] The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy.
Chiromancer
Chiromancer Chi"ro*man`cer, n. One who practices chiromancy. --Dryden.
Chiromancy
Chiromancy Chi"ro*mancy, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + -mancy.] The art or practice of foretelling events, or of telling the fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the hand; palmistry.
Chiromanist
Chiromanist Chi"ro*man`ist, Chiromantist Chi"ro*man`tist . [Gr. ?.] A chiromancer.
Chiromantic
Chiromantic Chi`ro*man"tic, Chiromantical Chi`ro*man"tic*ala. Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
Chiromantical
Chiromantic Chi`ro*man"tic, Chiromantical Chi`ro*man"tic*ala. Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
Chiromantist
Chiromanist Chi"ro*man`ist, Chiromantist Chi"ro*man`tist . [Gr. ?.] A chiromancer.
Chiromonic
Chiromonic Chi`ro*mon"ic, a. Relating to chironomy.
Chironectes variegatus
Yapock Ya"pock (?; 277), n. [Probably from the river Oyapok, between French Guiana and Brazil.] (Zo["o]l.) A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called also water opossum. [Written also yapack.]
Chironectes variegatus
Note: Several related species are found in South America. The water opossum of Brazil (Chironectes variegatus), which has the hind feet, webbed, is provided with a marsupial pouch and with cheek pouches. It is called also yapock. Opossum mouse. (Zo["o]l.) See Flying mouse, under Flying. Opossum shrimp (Zo["o]l.), any schizopod crustacean of the genus Mysis and allied genera. See Schizopoda.
Chironomy
Chironomy Chi*ron"o*my, n. [Gr. ?; chei`r hand + ? to manage.] The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime; gesture [Obs.]
Chiroplast
Chiroplast Chi"ro*plast, n. [Gr. ? formed by hand; chei`r hand + ? to shape.] (Mus.) An instrument to guid the hands and fingers of pupils in playing on the piano, etc.
Chiropodist
Chiropodist Chi*rop"o*dist, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ?; ?, foot.] One who treats diseases of the hands and feet; especially, one who removes corns and bunions.
Chiropody
Chiropody Chirop"ody, n. The art of treating diseases of the hands and feet.
Chirosophist
Chirosophist Chiros"ophist, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ? skillful, wise. See Sophist.] A fortune teller.
Opoponax Chironum
Opopanax O*pop"a*nax, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice + ?, ?. a kind of plant: cf. F. opopanax.] The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic. --Dunglison.
P chiropotes
Saki Sa"ki (s[=a]"k[i^]), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile. Note: The black saki (Pithecia satanas), the white-headed (P. leucocephala), and the red-backed, or hand-drinking, saki (P. chiropotes), are among the best-known.
Telechirograph
Telechirograph Tel`e*chi"ro*graph, n. [Gr. th^le far + chei`r, cheiro`s, hand + -graph.] An instrument for telegraphically transmitting and receiving handwritten messages, as photographically by a beam of light from a mirror.

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- Look up chiro or chiro- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chiro may refer to: Chiro (town), a town in Ethiopia Chiro (woreda), a former district of Ethiopia...
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