CHERRY
Cher"ry, a.
Defn: Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry lip; cherry cheeks.
CHERSONESE
Cher"so*nese, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as, the Cimbric Chersonese, or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or Crimea.
CHERT
Chert, n. Etym: [Ir. ceart stone, perh. akin to E. crag.] (Min.)
Defn: An impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color.
CHERTY
Chert"y, a.
Defn: Like chert; containing chert; flinty.
CHERUB Cher"ub, n.; pl. Cherubs; but the Hebrew plural Cherubim is also used. Etym: [Heb. kerub.]
1. A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x. I knew that they were the cherubim. Ezek. x. 20. He rode upon a cherub and did fly. Ps. xviii. 10.