Chimney, sb. furnace, oven, also, fireplace, Sh, PP (n.); chymney, W; chymneye, PP.—­AF. chimenee, OF. cheminee; Late Lat. caminata, a room with a stove; from Lat. caminus, a furnace; Gr. [Greek:  kaminos].

Chinche, adj. and sb. niggardly, a niggard, MD, CM; chiche, MD; chynchis, pl., H.—­OF. chiche, miserable, niggardly (Cotg.):  Sp. chico, small; Lat. ciccum (acc.), the core of a pomegranate, a mere trifle.

Chinchen, v. to be niggardly, Prompt.

Chincherie, sb. miserliness, Prompt.

Chirche, sb. church, S, S2, W2, PP, CM; churche, S, S2, PP; cherche, S2, C3; kirke, S, S2, P; kyrke, P, Voc., S3; kirc, S2; circe, S, Voc.; cyrce, S.—­AS. cyrce; cp.  OHG. kirichAc (Tatian).

Chirche-gong, sb. churching of women, S2, MD.—­Cp.  Icel. kirkju-ganga.

Chirche-haie, sb. cemetery, MD; chyrchehaye, Voc.

Chirche-3*eard, sb. church-yard, MD; chyrche3*arde, Prompt.; kyrke3*erde, Voc.; kyrgarth, Voc.; cyrce-iA|rd, S.—­Icel. kirkju-garA deg.r.

Chirch-socne, sb. congregation, S.—­AS. ciric-sA cubedcn (Schmid); cp.  Icel. kirkju-sA cubedkn.

Chiries, sb. pl. cherries, S2, P. See Chery.

Chiri-tyme, sb. cherry-time, P.

Chirken, v. to twitter, chirp, MD, CM.

Chirkyng, sb. a grating, stridulent, hissing sound, C, CM; chyrkynge, sibilatus, Prompt.

Chirm, sb. noise of birds, MD; charm, ND; chirme, dat., S.—­AS. cirm, cyrm.

Chirmen, v. to chirp and twitter, MD; cherme, Palsg.; chyrmys, pr. s., S3.  See SkD (s.v. chirp), and Brugrnann, ASec. 420.

Chisel, sb. chisel, MD; chysel, Prompt.; chyssell, S3; chesyll, MD; scheselle, Voc.; sceselle, Voc.—­North F. chisel, OF. cisel, It. cesello, see SkD (p. 793).

Chit, pr. s. disputes, C3; see Chiden.

Chiteren, v. to twitter, MD, CM; to chatter, C3.

Chitering,, sb. twittering, MD; chyteryng, S2.

Chivache, sb. riding, expedition, CM, MD, C3; chivachie, C; chevache, CM.—­AF. chivauche, chevauchee, OF. chevalchee, from chevalchier, to ride on horseback, from cheval, horse; Lat. caballum, (acc.).  See Capul.

Chiualer, sb. chevalier, knight, PP; cheualere, MD.—­AF. chevaler.