CHAGRIN
Cha*grin", v. i.
Defn: To be vexed or annoyed. Fielding.
CHAGRIN
Cha*grin", a.
Defn: Chagrined. Dryden.
CHAIN
Chain, n. Etym: [F. chaîne, fr. L. catena. Cf. Catenate.]
1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. [They] put a chain of gold about his neck. Dan. v. 29.
2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit. Driven down To chains of darkness and the undying worm. Milton.
3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.
4. (Surv.)
Defn: An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land.