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Chionanthus virginica
Fringe tree Fringe tree A small oleaceous tree (Chionanthus virginica), of the southern United States, having clusters of white flowers with slender petals. It is often cultivated.
Chionanthus Virginica
Fringe Fringe, n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr. L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber, fimbriate.] 1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like. 2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine. The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance. --Jer. Taylor. 3. (Opt.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe. 4. (Bot.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome. Fringe tree (Bot.), a small tree (Chionanthus Virginica), growing in the Southern United States, and having snow-white flowers, with long pendulous petals.
Fauchion
Fauchion Fau"chion, n. See Falchion. [Obs.]
Faulchion
Faulchion Faul"chion, n. See Falchion.
Ischion
Ischion Is"chi*on, Ischium Is"chi*um, n. [L., Gr. ?.] 1. (Anat.) The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the pleur[ae] of insects.
Marchioness
Marchioness Mar"chion*ess, n. [LL. marchionissa, fr. marchio a marquis. See Marquis.] The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis. --Spelman.
Nunchion
Nunchion Nun"chion, n. [OE. nonechenche, for noneschenche, prop., a noon drink; none noon + schenchen, schenken, skinken, to pour, AS. scencan. See Noon, and Skink, v. i.] A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon. [Written also noonshun.] --Hudibras.

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- Chion-in (知恩院, Monastery of Gratitude) in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, ****an is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land Sect) founded by Hōnen (1133–1212)...
- Bothriospilini Genus: Knulliana Linsley, 1962 Species: K. cincta Binomial name Knulliana cincta (Drury, 1773) Synonyms Cerasphorus Dejean, 1835 Chion Newman, 1840...
- Michel Chion (born 1947) is a French film theorist and composer of experimental music. Born in Creil, France, Chion teaches at several institutions in...
- Chions (Friulian: Cjons) is a comune (muni****lity) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia...
- Chion (Gr****: Χίων; fl. 4th century BC) was the son of Matris, a noble citizen of Heraclea, city on the coast of Bithynia in Asia Minor, and was a disciple...
- unseen. The term has also been used by the French writer and composer Michel Chion in reference to the use of off-screen sound in film. More recently, in the...
- Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2011. Chion, Michel (1995). David Lynch. British Film Institute. p. 100. Bushman, David;...
- She's a mother, a guardian, a guide and an almost mystical figure". Michel Chion wrote, "In the novel, [Jessica] is a pitiless, resolute woman with an influential...
- recovered and restored to a functional status. Cast in 1633, the 74-ton Chion-in Temple Bell, located in Kyoto, ****an, held the title of heaviest functioning...
- Polisportiva Dilettantistica Comunale Chions, or simply APC Chions, is an Italian ****ociation football club located in Chions, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It currently...