cheik or scheik, n.m., sheik.
chéiroptère (ké-). V. chiroptère.
chélidoine (ké-), n.f., (bot.) celandine, swallow-wort.
chélone (ké-), n.f., (bot.) chelone, snake-head, shell-flower.
chélonée (ké-), n.f., sea-tortoise.
chélonite (ké-), n.f., chelonite.
☉se chêmer, v.r., to fall away, to waste, to pine.
chemin, n.m., way, road, path, track; means; course; (nav.) way; (railways) line, road. Grand —; highway, high-road. Voleur de grands —s; highwayman. — passant; much frequented thoroughfare. —s vicinaux, communaux; village, parochial roads. — de traverse; cross-road. — détourné; out of the way road. — de fer; railway, railroad. — de fer à rail plat; tramroad. — de service; (railways) attendant path. Embranchement de — de fer; branch railway. Le — de l’hôpital; the way to the work-house. — couvert; (fort.) covered way, corridor. — de halage; towing-path. À mi-—; half-way. — faisant; on the way. — de velours; the primrose path. Le — des écoliers; the longest way. Se mettre en —; to begin a journey. Rebrousser —; to go back. Être toujours par voie et par —; to be always gadding about. Aller toujours son —; to pursue one’s point. Aller son petit bonhomme de —; to jog along quietly. Passez votre —; go your way. Tout — mène à Rome; there are more ways to heaven than one. Ce jeune homme fera son —; this young man will make his way. N’y pas aller par quatre —s; not to beat about the bush. Qui trop se hâte, reste en —; slow and sure wins the race. — de Saint-Jacques; (astron.) milky-way. Faire voir du —; to give trouble.
chemineau, n.m., portable stove; tramp.