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Chirocephalus diaphanusFairy Fair"y, a.
1. Of or pertaining to fairies.
2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. --Dryden.
Fairy bird (Zo["o]l.), the Euoropean little tern (Sterna
minuta); -- called also sea swallow, and hooded tern.
Fairy bluebird. (Zo["o]l.) See under Bluebird.
Fairy martin (Zo["o]l.), a European swallow (Hirrundo
ariel) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on
overhanging cliffs.
Fairy rings or circles, the circles formed in grassy
lawns by certain fungi (as Marasmius Oreades), formerly
supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances.
Fairy shrimp (Zo["o]l.), a European fresh-water phyllopod
crustacean (Chirocephalus diaphanus); -- so called from
its delicate colors, transparency, and graceful motions.
The name is sometimes applied to similar American species.
Fairy stone (Paleon.), an echinite. Chirognomy
Chirognomy Chi*rog"no*my, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ?
understanding.]
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of
the hand.
ChirographChirograph Chi"ro*graph, n. [Gr. ? written with the hand;
chei`r hand + gra`fein to write.] (Old. Law)
(a) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed
twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space
between, in which was written the word chirographum,
through which the parchment was cut, and one part given
to each party. It answered to what is now called a
charter party.
(b) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot
of the fine. --Bouvier. ChirographerChirographer Chi*rog"ra*pher, n.
1. One who practice the art or business of writing or
engrossing.
2. See chirographist, 2.
Chirographer of fines (Old Eng. Law), an officer in the
court of common pleas, who engrossed fines. Chirographer of finesChirographer Chi*rog"ra*pher, n.
1. One who practice the art or business of writing or
engrossing.
2. See chirographist, 2.
Chirographer of fines (Old Eng. Law), an officer in the
court of common pleas, who engrossed fines. Chirographic
Chirographic Chi`ro*graph"ic, Chirographical
Chi`ro*graph"ic*ala.
Of or pertaining to chirography.
Chirographical
Chirographic Chi`ro*graph"ic, Chirographical
Chi`ro*graph"ic*ala.
Of or pertaining to chirography.
Chirographist
Chirographist Chi*rog"ra*phist, n.
1. A chirographer; a writer or engrosser.
2. One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.
Chirography
Chirography Chi*rog"ra*phy, n.
1. The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled
in chirography.
2. The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.
Chirogymnast
Chirogymnast Chi`ro*gym"nast, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ? trainer
of athletes, gymnast.]
A mechanical contrivance for exercising the fingers of a
pianist.
Chirological
Chirological Chi`ro*log"ic*al, a.
Relating to chirology.
Chirologist
Chirologist Chi*rol"o*gist, n.
One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands
and fingers.
ChirologyChirology Chi*rol"o*gy, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + -logy.]
The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of
communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and
fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in
intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy. Chiromancer
Chiromancer Chi"ro*man`cer, n.
One who practices chiromancy. --Dryden.
Chiromancy
Chiromancy Chi"ro*mancy, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + -mancy.]
The art or practice of foretelling events, or of telling the
fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the
hand; palmistry.
Chiromanist
Chiromanist Chi"ro*man`ist, Chiromantist Chi"ro*man`tist
.
[Gr. ?.]
A chiromancer.
Chiromantic
Chiromantic Chi`ro*man"tic, Chiromantical
Chi`ro*man"tic*ala.
Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
Chiromantical
Chiromantic Chi`ro*man"tic, Chiromantical
Chi`ro*man"tic*ala.
Of or pertaining to chiromancy.
Chiromantist
Chiromanist Chi"ro*man`ist, Chiromantist Chi"ro*man`tist
.
[Gr. ?.]
A chiromancer.
Chiromonic
Chiromonic Chi`ro*mon"ic, a.
Relating to chironomy.
Chironectes variegatusYapock Ya"pock (?; 277), n. [Probably from the river Oyapok,
between French Guiana and Brazil.] (Zo["o]l.)
A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus)
found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its
fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called
also water opossum. [Written also yapack.] Chironomy
Chironomy Chi*ron"o*my, n. [Gr. ?; chei`r hand + ? to manage.]
The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime;
gesture [Obs.]
Chiroplast
Chiroplast Chi"ro*plast, n. [Gr. ? formed by hand; chei`r hand
+ ? to shape.] (Mus.)
An instrument to guid the hands and fingers of pupils in
playing on the piano, etc.
Chiropodist
Chiropodist Chi*rop"o*dist, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ?; ?, foot.]
One who treats diseases of the hands and feet; especially,
one who removes corns and bunions.
Chiropody
Chiropody Chirop"ody, n.
The art of treating diseases of the hands and feet.
ChirosophistChirosophist Chiros"ophist, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ? skillful,
wise. See Sophist.]
A fortune teller. Opoponax ChironumOpopanax O*pop"a*nax, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice +
?, ?. a kind of plant: cf. F. opopanax.]
The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the
Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies
in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a
reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong
smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as
an emmenagogue and antispasmodic. --Dunglison. P chiropotesSaki Sa"ki (s[=a]"k[i^]), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from
the native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the
genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail
which is not prehensile.
Note: The black saki (Pithecia satanas), the white-headed
(P. leucocephala), and the red-backed, or
hand-drinking, saki (P. chiropotes), are among the
best-known. Telechirograph
Telechirograph Tel`e*chi"ro*graph, n. [Gr. th^le far + chei`r,
cheiro`s, hand + -graph.]
An instrument for telegraphically transmitting and receiving
handwritten messages, as photographically by a beam of light
from a mirror.
Meaning of CHIRO from wikipedia
- Look up
chiro or
chiro- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Chiro may
refer to:
Chiro (town), a town in
Ethiopia Chiro (woreda), a
former district of Ethiopia...
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Chiro (also
called Carcar ciroo in
Oromo is a town and
Aanaa in
eastern Ethiopia.
Located in the West
Hararghe Zone in
Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia...
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Chiro Flanders (Dutch:
Chirojeugd Vlaanderen) or
simply Chiro, is a
Belgian youth organisation,
founded on
Christian values,
active in Flanders, Brussels...
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stereoisomers of cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol are scyllo-, muco-, D-
chiro-, L-
chiro-, and neo-inositol,
although they
occur in
minimal quantities compared...
- the
human boy
Chiro, who
awakens them and
leads them in
protecting the
planet of
Shuggazoom and the
universe from evil.
Chiro (チロ,
Chiro) (voiced by Greg...
- 1D-
chiro-Inositol or D-
chiro-inositol (often
abbreviated DCI) is a
chemical substance with
formula C6H12O6, one of the nine
isomers of cyclohexane-1,2...
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Isosaccharinic acid
Inositols allo-Inositol cis-Inositol
chiro-Inositol (1R-
chiro-Inositol) 1D-
chiro-Inositol 1L-
chiro-Inositol epi-Inositol muco-Inositol neo-Inositol...
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Chiro Youth Movement Philippines (Filipino:
Chiro Pilipinas) is a
Philippine Catholic youth organisation.
Chiro Philippines is a
member of the umbrella...
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Giovanni Di
Chiro (October 17, 1926 –
August 27, 1997) was an Italian-American
neuroradiologist known for his work in the use of
medical imaging techniques...
- The
chemical compound 1L-
chiro-inositol (often
called L-
chiro-inositol or LCI) is one of the nine
stereoisomers of cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol, with...
