changefulness (chanjfulnes)

[ The reconciliation of its [the human form's] balance with its changefulne . Ruskin , Elem of Drawing, p. 175. change-house (chānj'hous), n. An ale-house; a public house. [Scotch.] Ye'll dow ye doun to yon change - house , And drink till the day be dawing. Duke of Athol's Nourice (Child's Ballads, VIII. 231). changele (chānj'les), a. [ change + -le .] Constant; not admitting alteration or variation; steadfast. That chill, changele brow,.. Where cold Obstruction's apathy Appals the gazing mourner's heart. The stream ran down The green slope to the sea-side brown, Singing its changele song. of cog-wheels having varying numbers of teeth of the same pitch, used to vary the angular velocity of the axis or arbor of a machine in any required degree. is provided ee. Every lathe for cutting screws, etc., is provided with such a set of wheels, by means of which screws of different pitch can be cut. changing (chan'jing), p. a. [Ppr. of change, v.] Variable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle. One Julia, that his changing thoughts forget, Would better fit his chamber. Shak . , T. G. of V., iv. 4. changing-house (chan'jing-hous), n. The room or building in which miners dre and un- dre before going to or after returning from the mine. changingly (chan' jing-li), adv . Alternately. [Prov. Eng.] Chanina (ka-ni'nä), n . pl . [NL., Chanos + -ina .] In Günther's system of cla ification, the seventh group of Clupeid a . The mouth is small, anterior, transverse, and toothle ; the intermaxillary is juxtaposed to the upper edge of the maxillary; the abdomen is flat; and the gill-membranes are entirely united. The group is coextensive with the family Chanoide. chank1 (changk), n. [E. dial.;.; perhaps ult. imitative, like chough. Cf. chang1.] The The chough, or rred-legged red-legged crow, cro Pyrrhocorax graculus . Mon tagu . [Local, British.] chank2 (changk), angk), n. [Hind. chank , more correctly çankh , Skt. çankh a , a conch-shell: see The most generally known species of William Morris, Earthly Paradise, II. 140. changele ne (chānj'les-nes), n. The state or condition of being changele . ne . The Chinese idea of the Infinite was that of changele Education, III. 560. changeling (chānjʻling), n . and a . [Early mod. E. also chaunge ling ; change + dim.- ling .] I. n. 1. A child left or taken in the place of another; especially, in popular superstition, a strange, stupid, ugly child left by the fairies in place of a beautiful or charming child that they have stolen away. Her base Elfin brood there for thee left: Such men do Chaunge lings call, so chaung'd by Faeries theft. Spenser , F. Q., I. x. 65. Thou art a changeling to him, a mere gipsy, And this the noble body. Fletcher (and another ), Two Noble Kinsmen, iv. 2. 21. Figuratively, anything changed for or put in the place of another, or the act of so changing. I... folded the writ up in form of the other, Subscrib'd it; gave 't the impre ion; plac'd it safely, The changeling never known. Shak ., Hamlet, v. 2. 3. One apt to change; a waverer. Fickle changelings and poor discontents, Which gape, and rub the elbow, at the news Of hurly burly innovation. Shak ., 1 Hen. IV., v. 1. Chank ( Turbinella pyrum). the family Turbinellida, Tur binella pyrum. It has a top-like shell with a long slender canal, and under the epidermis is marked by revolving lines suggesting bars of music. It is especially sought for about Ceylon, in the gulf of Manar, and other places, in water about two fathoms deep, and is obtained by diving. It is also found fo ilized in extensive beds. The chank is the sacred shell of the Hindus, and the god Vishnu is represented with one in his hand. It is also the emblem of the kingdom of Travancore. Sinistral or left-handed shells are held in high estimation and are rare. Much use is also made of chank-shells for ornamental purposes, and they are sewed into narrow rings or bracelets called bangles, and worn as ornaments by Hindu women. The shells are also used as horns, and they were formerly employed by Indian warriors as trumpets. chank-shell (changk's hel), n. Same as chank2, Channa (kan'ä), n. [NL. (Gronovius, 1763), IMG:content-0144.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0145.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] The hideous red rags have covered even the four columns of the bald acc hi no, columns fluted and channelled in various ways and supporting pointed arches. E. A. Freeman , Venice, p. 130.