Chide

a. (imp. CHID; PP. CHIDDEN, CHID.) [A.S. cid an; Finn. kidata, to make a harsh, shrill sound, to rattle, to complain; Swed. and Goth. kifwa, to scold, to altercate.] To rebuke in a sharp, shrill tone of voice; to censure; to reproach; to reprove; to scold; to quarrel with; as, to chide a servant. " Chide him for faults, and do it reverently."- Shaks . -v. 1. To utter words in anger, or by way of disapprobation; to contend in angry words; to find fault with. "What had he to do to chide at me?"- Shaka . -To make a loud, clamorous noise. "As does a rock against a chiding flood." - Shaks. -n. A gentle, murmurous noise. (R.) Chid'er, n. One who chides, rebukes, or clamors. "I love no chiders , sir."-Shaks. Chid'ingly, adv. In a chiding or rebuking manner. Chief, a. [Fr. chef; It. capo; Lat. caput; Goth. hau bith; Gr. kepha - le ; Sansk. kapâla , the head.] Highest in office, rank, or position; principal; as, a chief secretary. - Most eminent; first; supreme; leading or commanding in any quality or action; having most influence; most distinguished; most important; as, the chief consider a tion. Chick'asaw Bayou, in Mi i ippi , a creek flowing from the Yazoo River, below Haines' Bluff, and emptying into the Mi i ippi. Here, on Dec. 28, 1862, the Union forces under Gen. Sherman attacked the batteries and rifle-pits of the Confederates, defended by Gen. Pemberton; when, after a severe action, the Nationals were forced to retire with the lo of nearly 2,000 men: -First in affection; most dear and familiar; as, chief the Confederate lo being only 207. "Your country, chief in arms, abroad defend." - Pope. friends. Prov. xvi. Chick'asaw Creek, in Alabama , Merengo co., en--n. A leader; a commander; one who heads an army or ters Mobile River 6 m. from its mouth. Chick'asaw Indians, a N. American tribe of the once great Appal a chi an nation, formerly occupying the territory between the Ohio and the Tenne ee rivers. They for a long time waged war against the early French settlers on the Mi i ippi. In 1818, they ceded to the U. States part of their lands W. of the Mi i ippi, and S. of the Tenne ee river; and, in 1833, gave up the remainder for a money indemnity, and a special grant of land for their location E. of the Mi i ippi. In their new territory they became allied with the Choctaws, and have since made considerable advances towards a superior state of civilization, by pursuing habits of agricultural industry, and methodical frugality. They are believed to number about 5,000, and to be one of the richest, and generally one of the best conducted, of the Indian peoples. Chick as a wha River, in Mi i ippi , rises in the E. part of the State, and flows S., uniting with Leaf River, in Greene co., to form the Pas cagoul a. Chick'elis, CHICKEE LIS, OF CHICK AIL IS, a tribe of Indians, north of the mouth of Columbia River.