CHAPARAJOS
Cha`pa*ra"jos, n. pl. [Mex. Sp.]
Defn: Overalls of sheepskin or leather, usually open at the back, worn, esp. by cowboys, to protect the legs from thorny bushes, as in the chaparral; — called also chapareras or colloq. chaps. [Sp. Amer.]
CHAPARERAS
Cha`pa*re"ras, n. pl. [Mex. Sp.]
Defn: Same as Chaparajos. [Sp. Amer.]
CHAPARRAL
Cha`par*ral", n. Etym: [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen oak.]
1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles. Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zoöl.), a bird of the cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for running with great speed. It ranges from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas; — called also road runner, ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killerit is the state bird of New Mexico.
CHAPBOOK
Chap"book`, n. Etym: [See Chap to cheapen.]
Defn: Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers.
Hence, any small book; a toy book.
CHAPE Chape, n. Etym: [F., a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape, fr. L. cappa. See Cap.]