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Cheiranthus
Wallflower Wall"flow`er, n. 1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant (Cheiranthus Cheiri), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls. Note: The name is sometimes extended to other species of Cheiranthus and of the related genus Erysimum, especially the American Western wallflower (Erysimum asperum), a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers. 2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.]
Cheiranthus Cheiri
Wallflower Wall"flow`er, n. 1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant (Cheiranthus Cheiri), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls. Note: The name is sometimes extended to other species of Cheiranthus and of the related genus Erysimum, especially the American Western wallflower (Erysimum asperum), a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers. 2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.]
Cheirepter
Cheirepter Chei*rep"ter, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Cheiroptera.
Cheiromys Madagascariensis
Aye-aye Aye"-aye`, n. [From the native name, prob. from its cry.] (Zo["o]l.) A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.
Cheiroptera
Cheiroptera Chei*rop"te*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hand + ? wing.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of mammalia, including the bats, having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web, so that they can be used like wings in flying. See Bat.
Cheiropterous
Cheiropterous Chei*rop"ter*ous, a. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Cheiroptera, or Bat family.
Cheiropterygia
Cheiropterygium Chei*rop`te*ryg"i*um, n.; pl. Cheiropterygia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hand + ?; ? wing, fin.] (Anat.) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
Cheiropterygium
Cheiropterygium Chei*rop`te*ryg"i*um, n.; pl. Cheiropterygia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hand + ?; ? wing, fin.] (Anat.) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
Cheirosophist
Cheirosophy Chei*ros"o*phy, n. [Gr. ? hand + ? knowledge.] The art of reading character as it is delineated in the hand. -- Chei*ros"o*phist, n.
Cheirosophy
Cheirosophy Chei*ros"o*phy, n. [Gr. ? hand + ? knowledge.] The art of reading character as it is delineated in the hand. -- Chei*ros"o*phist, n.
Cheirotherium
Cheirotherium Chei`ro*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hand + ? beast.] (Poleon.) A genus of extinct animals, so named from fossil footprints rudely resembling impressions of the human hand, and believed to have been made by labyrinthodont reptiles. See Illustration in Appendix.
epicheirema
Epichirema Ep`i*chi*re"ma, n.; pl. Epichiremata. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to attempt to prove.] (Rhet. & Logic) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written also epicheirema.]
Erysinum cheiranthoides
Wormseed Worm"seed`, n. (Bot.) Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines. Wormseed mustard, a slender, cruciferous plant (Erysinum cheiranthoides) having small lanceolate leaves.

Meaning of Cheir from wikipedia

- to be enantiomorphs. The word chirality is derived from the Gr**** χείρ (cheir), the hand, the most familiar chiral object; the word enantiomorph stems...
- in c.463 BC, where he mentions "the demos's ruling hand" [demou kratousa cheir]. Before that time, the word used to define the new political system of...
- ending of a short vowel and s: Latin rēg-is "of a king" Gr**** χειρ-ός (cheir-ós) "of a hand", and Sanskrit bhagavat-as "of the blessed (one)". Another...
- the wrists is also uncertain. Some theories suggest that the Gr**** word cheir (χείρ) for hand includes the wrist and that the Romans were generally trained...
- the term chiropractic, from Gr**** χειρο- chiro- 'hand' (itself from χείρ cheir 'hand') and πρακτικός praktikos 'practical'. Chiropractic is classified...
- on smaller fish and possibly crustaceans. Chirocentrus is from the Gr**** cheir meaning hand and kentron meaning sting. Dorab is from the Arabic language...
- The Suppliants (l. 604) with the line sung by the Chorus: dēmou kratousa cheir (δήμου κρατούσα χειρ). This approximately translates as the "people's hand...
- described by Thomas Horsfield, who developed the name from the Gr**** word cheir ("hand"), a reference to the hand-like hindfoot, which has a toe that flexes...
- chirality (/kaɪˈrælɪti/). The terms are derived from Ancient Gr**** χείρ (cheir) 'hand'; which is the canonical example of an object with this property...
- Cheirurus (from Gr**** χείρ, cheir meaning "hand" and ουρά, oura meaning "tail") is a genus of phacopid trilobites that lived from the Ordovician to the...