Chevron

[Fr.) ( Mil.) The distinguishing marks worn by non-commi ioned army officers on the sleeves of their coat, as two for a corporal, three for a sergeant, and three with an arc for a sergeant-major. ( Arch .) A moulding consisting of a zigzag character, of the Norman style particularly, but some times to be found with the pointed arch. ( Her. ) An ordinary, repre The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia senting the Fig . 579. - CHEVRON MOULDING. couples or rafters of a house, ( Fig . 578,) generally betokening the foundation of his own family by the bearer. Chevronel is half the size of the C. Per chevron, or party per chevron, is where the shield is divided by a line in the form of the C. WAA IMG:content-0150.png:[blocks in formation] Chev'ronel, n. A small chevron. Chevrotain', n. (Zool.) See MosCHUS. Chev'y, Chiv'y, v. a. To force about with a shiver- ing or convulsive motion. Chev'y Chase. See OTTER BURN. Chew, ( chō ,) v. a. [A. S. ceowan . See CHAW.] To chaw; to crush and grind with the jaws and teeth; to masticate; to bite; to champ; as, to chew the cud. -To meditate; to turn over in the mind; to revolve in one's thoughts; to ruminate. "Chewing the food of sweet and bitter fancy." - Shaks. -n. That which undergoes the operation of chewing; a morsel; a quid; as, a chew of tobacco. Chew all a, in Tenne ee , a post-village of McNairy co. Chew'ink, n. ( Zool .) The Ground-robin or TOWHEE, q. v. Chew's Landing, in New Jersey, a post-village of, Camden co., 9 m. S. by E. of Camden. Chews'ville, in Maryland , a post-village of Washington co., 105 m. N.W. of Anna polis. Chew town, in Pennsylvania, a village of Lawrence co., abt. 10 m. S.E. of Newcastle, on Beaver River. Chey'enne, in Wyoming , a town of Laramie co., cap. of the Territory, on Cow Creek, 516 m. W. of Omaha city, 5,921 ft. above the sea. It is one of the principal stations on the Union Pacific R.R., during the construction of which it attained its present size. Since the completion of the railroad its population has rapidly increased. Cheyenne Indians, ( she'en ,) a savage and turbulent Indian tribe inhabiting a portion of the territory lying E. and S.E. of the Rocky Mountains, and principally set- tled in the N.W. part of Kansas. Chiacalacca, n. (Zool.) See PENELOPIDE. Chi'an, n. [From Chios .] Pertaining, or relating, to Chios, an island of the Greek archipelago; as, Chian wine. Chiant'la, in Central America, a river of Guatemala, rises in a volcanic range, and after taking a N.W. direction, joins the Usumasinta, in Lat. 17o 10 N., Lon. 91° 55' W.-On it is a town of the same name, abt. 128 m. S.W. of Guatemala. Chiapa, (or Las CHIAPAS,) a state of the republic of Mexico, in the S. of that country, lying between Tabasco and Guatemala, and drained by the Usumasinta and Tabasco rivers. Area , 18,679 sq. m. Prod . Cereals, vanilla, hemp, cocoa, pimento, indigo, sugar, and logwood. Cap . Ciudad Real, (or San Cristoval.) Pop . 193,987. Chia'pa dos Indios, a considerable inland town of Mexico, in the above state, near the Tabasco, 30 m. N.N.W. of Ciudad de Las Casas. It is chiefly inhabited by Indians (whence its name), and exports a good deal of logwood. Pp . Unknown. Chiaramonte, a thriving town of Sicily, prov. Syracuse, 12 m. N.N.W. of Modica. It has an extensive trade in wine. Pop . 9,894. Chi'ari, a town of N. Italy, prov. Brescia, on the Oglio. 15 m. W by S. of Brescia. Manuf . Silk and leather. Pop . 10,373.