Chip

chip, v.t. to chop or cut into smalt pieces to diminish by cutting away & little at a time pr.p. chipp'ing pa.p. chipped'.—n. a small piece of wood or other substance chopped off. [Dim. of Chop.] Chirographer, ki-rog'ra-fer, Chirographist, klrog'ra-fist, n. one who profe es the art of writing. Ohirography, kT-rog'ra-fi, n the art of writing or penmanship. adj Chirographic. [Gr. cheir, the hand, graphe, writing.]