Chthonia, Gr. and R. (χθὼν, the earth). Festivals held every spring at Argos in honour of Ceres, at which four aged women sacrificed heifers.
Church, in Christian art, is the attribute of a founder thereof, who is frequently represented holding it in his hand. The most ancient symbol of the Church is the ark of Noah, subsequently a ship, often covered with the waves, &c., very frequent in the catacombs. On tombs it is held to imply that the dead expired in full communion with the Church.
Churcheard, Church-haw, Church-litten. Old English provincialisms for a churchyard or burial-ground.
Church-stile, O. E. A pulpit.
Chymbe, O. E. A cymbal:—
“As a chymbe or a brazen belle,
That nouther can undirstonde my telle.”
Chymol, Gemell, O. E. A hinge, still called the eastern counties a “gimmer.”
Chytra, Gr. and R. (from χέω, to pour). A common kind of pot, of Greek origin, made with red clay. It was used for cooking.
Chytria, Gr. An Athenian festival, which derived its name from the χύτρα, or common pot in which were cooked the vegetables or other provisions offered to Bacchus and Mercury in memory of the dead.