Chiogenes

[Gr. chi on, snow: genos, offspring,-in. allusion to its evergreen habit.) ( Bot. ) A gen. of plants, order Ericacea. The Mountain Boxberry, C. hispidula, is a delicate, woody creeper, found in old shady woods from N. Eng. to Newfoundland. Its leaves and white berries have an agreeable spicy flavor. Chioggia, ( ke - ody'e - a ,) an old fortified town of N. Italy, on an island of the same name in the Adriatic, 15 m. S. of Venice. Pop . of the town, 26,732. Chionan'thus, n. [Gr. chi on , snow, and anthos, a flower.) ( Bot . ) A genus of plants, order Oleacea. The Virgin i an Fringe-tree, C. Virginica , is an ornamental shrub or small tree, 8 to 25 feet high, found on moun- tains from Pennsylvania to Tenne ee. Leaves caria- ceo us, smooth; flowers in rather dense, pendulous Chione, (kio-ne,) ( Myth .) a daughter of Dedal i on, of whom Apollo and Mercury became enamoured. For conceiving herself more beautiful than Juno, that god- de killed her, and changed her into a hawk. Chioppine, ( chop - peen ' ,) a high-heeled shoe formerly worn by ladies, and come again into fashion of late years. Chios, ( ki'os .) See Scio. Chip, v. a. (See CHOP.] [Fr. couper , to cut.] To cut or hew into small pieces or chips; to diminish by cutting. away a little at a time. "Taught him to chip the wood, and hew the stone." - Thomson. Thrinaz argentea, and used for plaiting into hats and other articles of utility or ornament.