CHAP

n. Cha2p (1st def.), choap (2d def.). Fr., gerc.ure (1st def.), rhagade (1st def.). Ger., Schrunde (1st def.), Hautschrunde (1st def.). It., ragada (1st def.). Sp., grieta (1st def.). 1. A superficial fi ure of the skin. 2. The jaw (especially in the lower animals). [L, 56.] [s. 204]