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CheiranthusWallflower 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 CheiriWallflower 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 MadagascariensisAye-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. CheiropteraCheiroptera 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.
CheiropterygiaCheiropterygium Chei*rop`te*ryg"i*um, n.; pl.
Cheiropterygia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hand + ?; ? wing, fin.]
(Anat.)
The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates. CheiropterygiumCheiropterygium Chei*rop`te*ryg"i*um, n.; pl.
Cheiropterygia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hand + ?; ? wing, fin.]
(Anat.)
The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates. CheirosophistCheirosophy 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. CheirosophyCheirosophy 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.
epicheiremaEpichirema 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.]
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...
-
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...
- the term chiropractic, from Gr**** χειρο- chiro- 'hand' (itself from χείρ
cheir 'hand') and πρακτικός
praktikos 'practical'.
Chiropractic is classified...
- 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
Suppliants (l. 604) with the line sung by the Chorus: dēmou
kratousa cheir (δήμου κρατούσα χειρ). This
approximately translates as the "people's hand...
- on
smaller fish and
possibly crustaceans.
Chirocentrus is from the Gr****
cheir meaning hand and
kentron meaning sting.
Dorab is from the
Arabic language...
-
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...
