Defn: The art of ornamenting metal by means of chasing tools; also, a piece of ornamental work produced in this way.
CHASM
Chasm, n. Etym: [L. chasma, Gr. Chaos.]
1. A deep opening made by disruption, as a breach in the earth or a rock; a yawning abyss; a cleft; a fissure. That deep, romantic chasm which slanted down the green hill. Coleridge.
2. A void space; a gap or break, as in ranks of men. Memory . . . fills up the chasms of thought. Addison.
CHASMED
Chasmed, a.
Defn: Having gaps or a chasm. [R.]
CHASMY
Chas"my, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a chasm; abounding in chasms. Carlyle.
They cross the chasmy torrent's foam-lit bed. Wordsworth.
CHASSE
Chas`se", n. Etym: [F., fr. chassé, p. p. of chasser to chase.]
Defn: A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left.