Defn: To talk of. [Obs.]
CHAT
Chat, n.
1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip. Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that. Pope.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yelow-breasted chat (I. viridis), and the long chat (I. longicauda). In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family Saxicolidæ, as the stonechat, and whinchat. Bush chat. (Zoöl.) See under Bush.
CHAT
Chat, n.
1. A twig, cone, or little branch. See Chit.
2. pl. (Mining)
Defn: Small stones with ore. Chat potatoes, small potatoes, such as are given to swine. [Local.]
CHATEAU
Cha`teau", n.; pl. Chateux. Etym: [F. château a castle. See Castle.]