CHANNEL Chan"nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Channeled, or Channelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Channeling, or Channelling.]
1. To form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels in; to groove. No more shall trenching war channel her fields. Shak.
2. To course through or over, as in a channel. Cowper.
CHANNELING
Chan"nel*ing, n.
1. The act or process of forming a channel or channels.
2. A channel or a system of channels; a groove.
CHANSON
Chan"son, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. cantion song. See Cantion, Canzone.]
Defn: A song. Shak.
CHANSON DE GESTE
Chan`son" de geste". [F., prop., song of history.]
Defn: Any Old French epic poem having for its subject events or exploits of early French history, real or legendary, and written originally in assonant verse of ten or twelve syllables. The most famous one is the Chanson de Roland.