chogset (chogset)

[Also chogsett; prob. of Amer. Ind. origin.] A local name in New England of the cunner or blue-perch, Ctenolabrus adspersus. Also called nibbler. See cunner. choice (cho is), n. and a. [Early mod. E. also cho is, Sp. * cosir = OPg. cousir = Olt. ciausire ), also in comp., Pr. escausir =OCat. scosir (es-, s-, And there he put vs to the choys of thyse foresayd.ij. wayes, sweyng [showing] to vs the daungers of bot he, as is before rehersed. Sir R. Guylforde , Pylgrymage, p. 69. Ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. Acts xv. 7. 2. The power of choosing; option. Neuertheles, he yaf hym fre choys to do what he wolde, for yef he wolde he myght yelde god his parte, en to the feende his also. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 14. The moral universe includes nothing but the exercise of choice: all else is machinery. O. W. Holmes, Old Vol. of Life, p. 301. The choice lay between an amended confederacy and the new constitution. Bancroft, Hist. Const., II. 5. 3. Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference. [Rare.] Julius Cæsar did write a collection of apophthegms; it is a pity his book is lost; for I imagine they were collected with judgment and choice. Bacon , Apophthegms. 4. The person or thing chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others. I am sorry Your choice is not so rich in worth as beauty. Shak ., W. T., v. 1. The lady, gracious prince, may be hath settled or a ortment. Ford , Perkin Warbeck, ii. 3. two to to feet long, laid apps for the roof: used especially in long-wall working. This kind of support has the of being easily knocked apart for removal. Advantage being clog-pack Chocks rops + ina2.] In Günther's system of cla i fication, the second group of Labridæ, having a dorsal fin with 20 rays, 13 of which are spi There all the grete of the Grekys, & the grym knyghtys, And the chose of hor chyualry, was chargit to lenge [lin Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 6868. choice ger]. A braver choice of dauntle spirits.. Did never float upon the swelling tide. Shak ., K. John, ii. 1. The choice and flower of all things profitable in other Hooker. books. Hobson's choice, a proverbial expre ion denoting a choice without an alternative; the thing offered or nothing. It is said to have had its origin in the practice of a carrier and innkeeper at Cambridge, England, named Hobson, who let horses and coaches, and obliged each customer to take in his turn that horse which stood nearest the stable-door. Where to elect there is but one, 'Tis Hobson's choice ; take that or none. T. Ward , England's Reformation, p. 326. Of choice, select; distinguished; of worth or value: as, men of choice . To make choice of, to choose; select; separate and take in preference. He made Choice of wise and discreet Men to be his Counsellors. Baker, Chronicles, p. 52. =Syn. Preference, Election, etc. See option. II. a. 1. Carefully selected; well chosen: as, a choice epithet. Choice word and measured phrase, Above the reach of ordinary men. Words worth, Resolution and Independence, st. 14. 2. Worthy of being preferred; select; notable; precious. Er this day was done, or droghe to the night, All chaunget the chere of this choise maid on. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 8171. The choice and master spirits of this age. IMG:content-0332.jpg:[blocks in formation] 3. Careful; frugal; chary; preserving or using with care, as valuable: with of. He that is choice of his time will also be choice of his com IMG:content-0333.jpg:[blocks in formation] body consisting of the minor canons, the choral vicars, and the choristers connected with a cathedral, whose function is to perform the daily choral service. Such a choir is divided into two sections, called decani and cantoris, sitting on the right and left sides respectively; of these the decani side forms the leading or principal section. See cantoris, decani. 3. That part of a church which is, or is considered as, appropriated for the use of the singers. In churches of fully developed plan, that part between the nave and the apse which is reserved for canons, priests, monks, and choristers during divine service. In cruciform churches the choir usually begins at the transepts and occupies the head of the cro , including the Choir of Amiens Cathedral, France. in monastic churches, it extends beyond the transepts, thus encroaching upon the nave. In churches without transepts the choir is similarly placed. In medieval examples, especially after 1250, it was usually surrounded by barrier or grating (see choir - screen ), and separated from the nave by a rood-screen. See chancel. There the grekes hade grymly ben gird vnto dethe, Hade not Achilles ben cheualrous & choise of his dedis. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 5248. =Syn. 2. Costly, exquisite, uncommon, rare, excellent. 3. Sparing. choice-drawnt (cho is'drân), a. Selected with particular care. [Rare.] Who is he, whose chin is but enrich'd With one appearing hair, that will not follow These cull'd and choice - drawn cavaliers to France? Shak ., Hen. V., iii. (cho.). choicefult (cho is'ful), a. [ choice + -ful , 1.] 1. Offering a choice; varied: as, "choiceful plenty," Sylvester , Colonies, p. 681.-2. Making many choices; fitful; changeful; fickle. IMG:content-0334.png:[blocks in formation] Old fashioned poetry, but choicely good. I. Walton , Complete Angler, i. 4. 3. With great care; carefully: as, a thing choicely preserved.