5. Exploit. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. Court of chivalry, a court formerly held before the lord high constable and earl marshal of England as judges, having cognizance of contracts and other matters relating to deeds of arms and war. Blackstone.
CHIVARRAS; CHIVARROS
Chi*var"ras, Chi*var"ros, n. pl. [Mex. Sp.]
Defn: Leggings. [Mex. & Southwestern U. S.]
CHIVE
Chive, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A filament of a stamen. [Obs.]
CHIVE
Chive, n. Etym: [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa, onion. Cf. Cives,
Cibol.] (Bot.)
Defn: A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion.
The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also cive.]
CHIVY
Chiv"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chivied; p. pr. & vb. n. Chivying.] Etym:
[Cf. Chevy.]
Defn: To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.
CHLAMYDATE
Chlam"y*date, a. Etym: [L. chlamydatus dressed in a military cloak.
See Chlamys.] (Zoöl.)