CHIEVE
Chieve, v. i.
Defn: See Cheve, v. i. [Obs.]
CHIFF-CHAFF
Chiff"-chaff (, n. Etym: [So called from its note.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of European warbler (Sylvia hippolais); — called also chip-chap, and pettychaps.
CHIFFON
Chif`fon", n. [F., lit., rag. See Chiffonier.]
1.
Defn: Any merely ornamental adjunct of a woman's dress, as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.
2. A kind of soft gauzy material used for ruches, trimmings, etc.
CHIFFONIER; CHIFFONIERE Chif`fo*nier", fem. Chif`fo-nière", n. Etym: [F. chiffonnier, fem. chiffonnière, fr. chiffon rag, fr. chiffe a rag, fimsy cloth.]
1. One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.