CHATTELISM
Chat"tel*ism, n.
Defn: The act or condition of holding chattels; the state of being a chattel.
CHATTER
Chat"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Chattering.]
Etym: [Of imitative origin. Cf. Chat, v. i. Chitter.]
1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct. The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters. Wordsworth.
2. To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to jabber; to prate. To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue. Shak.
3. To make a noise by rapid collisions. With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. Dryden.
CHATTER
Chat"ter, v. t.
Defn: To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly.
Begin his witless note apace to chatter. Spenser.
CHATTER
Chat"ter, n.
1. Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle. Your words are but idle and empty chatter. Longfellow.