Chaunteclere, pr. n. of a cock, 14855.

Checkere, n. Fr. a chefsboard, Du. 660.

Chees, pa. t. of chefe, v. Sax. chofe, 9471, 10039. Chefis, R. 7091; we should read chefes. The orig. has fromages.

Cheke, Du. 659, a term at chefs, to give notice to the oppofite party that his king, if not removed or guarded by the interpofition of some other piece, will be made prisoner: it is derived originally from the Perfian bab, i.e. king, and means, take care of your king. See Hyde, Hift. Shabilud, p. 3, 4Chekelatoun, 13664. See the note.

Chekemate, or fimply mate, is a term ufed at chefs when
the king is actually made prifoner, and the game
confequently finished. The Perfian phrafe is Sháb
mât, i.e. the king is conquered, T. ii. 754; Du. 659,
660. See Hyde, Hift. Shabilud, p. 152.
Chelaundre, n. Fr. a goldfinch, R. 81.
Chepe, v. Sax. to cheapen, to buy, 5850.
Chepe, n. cheapnefs, 6105; F. iii. 884.

Chepe, pr. n. Cheapfide in London, 756, 4375-
Cherche, n. Sax. a church, 2762.

Chere, n. Fr. countenance, appearance, 8114, 8117

entertainment, good cheer, 13257.

Cherice, v. Fr. to cherish, 14438.

Cherifance, n. Fr. comfort, R. 3337.

Cherl,n. Sax. a man of mean birth and condition,6740,

7764.

Cherlife, adj. illiberal, 11827.

Ches, n. Fr. the game of chefs, 11212.

Chefe, v. Sax. to chufe, 6480, 11398.

Chefe, for chefeth, 6497.

Chefte, n. Lat. a coffin, 7905.

Chefte, n. debate, P. 201.

Chefteine, n. Fr. the chestnut-trce, 2924-the chestnut

fruit, R. 1375.

Chevachie, n. Fr. an expedition. See the n. on ver. and ver. 16999.

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Chevalrie, n. Fr. knighthood, the manners, exercises, and valiant exploits, of a knight, 45, 2108, 2186. Chevalrous, adj. valiant, T. v. 802.

Cheve, v. Fr. to come to an agreement or conclufion; yvel mote he cheve, 16693, ill may he end. See ver. 4172, ye, they fhal have the flour of yvel ending. Cherefaile, n. Fr. a necklace, R. 1082: the word does not occur in the orig. in this place, but it is ufed in ver. 21897;

Et pour tenir la cheveffaille

Deux fermeaux d'or au col luy baille.

Chevetain, n. Fr. chieftain, 2557.

Chevifance, n. Fr. an agreement for borrowing of money, 13259, 13277, 13321.

Chiche, adj. Fr. niggardly, fparing, R. 5588.
Chichevache. See the n. on ver. 9064.

Chidereffe, n. Sax. a female fcold, R. 4266.

Chidefter, n. Sax. a female scold, 9409.

Chiertee, n. Fr. tenderness, affection, 5978, 13266. Chike, n. Sax. a chicken, R. 541.

Chimbe, n. Sax. the prominent part of the ftaves beyond the head of a barrel, 3893.

Chimbe, v. to found in confonance like bells, 3894.
Chimeney, n. Fr. a chimney, T. iii. 1147.
Chinche, adj. as chiche, R. 5998; Conf. Am. 109, b.
Chincherie, n. niggardlinefs, M. 298.

Chirche, n. Sax. a church, 12263.

Chirchereve, n. Sax. a churchwarden, 6889.

Chirchhawe, n. Sax. a churchyard, P. 260.

Chirk, v. Sax. to chirp as a sparrow, 7386.

Chirking, n. a difagrecable found, 2006; F. iii. 853Chit, for chideth, 16389.

Chivachee, n. as chevachie, 16999.

Chiver, v. Sax. to fhiver, R. 1732; B. K. 231.
Cierges, n. pl. Fr. wax tapers, R. 6248.
Cipioun, pr. n. Scipio, R. 10.
Cipris, pr. n. Venus, F. ii. 1o.
Circes, pr. n. for Circe, 1946.
Citee, n. Fr. a city, 941.

Citole, n. Fr. a musical inftrument, 1961. Sir John
Hawkins, in his very curious Hift. of Mufich, v. ii.
p. 106, n. fuppofes it to have been a fort of dulcimer,
and that the name is a corruption of the Lat. ciftella.
Befide the paffage which he has quoted from Gower,
Conf. Am. 178, it is mentioned again in fol. 189, a-
mong the inftruments which fotuned lowe. See also
Du Cange in v. Citola, and M. de la Ravaliere, Poeftes
du Roy de Navarre, t. i.
p. 248.
Citrin, adj. Fr. of a pale yellow or citron colour, 2169.
Citrination, n. a chymical term. Arnoldus in Rofario,
mf. l.i. c. 5; "Citrinacio nihil aliud eft quam com-

pleta albedinis digeftio, nec albedo eft aliud quam (c nigredinis ablatio." Gloff. Carpent. in v.

Clamben, pa. t. pl. of climb, v. Sax. F. iii. 1061.
Clapers, n. pl. Fr. rabbit-burrows, R. 1405.

Clappe, v. Sax. to knock repeatedly, 7163, 6-to talk faft, 9076.

Clappeth, imp. m. 2d perf. pl. 9076.
Clapping, n. ncify talking, 8875.
Clapfed, clafped, 275.

Clarré, n. Fr. wine mixed with honey and spices, and afterwards ftrained till it is clear, 1473, 9717; it was otherwife called piment, as appears from the title of the following receipt in the Medulla Cirurgia Rolandi, mf. Bodl. 761, fol. 86; “ Claretum bosive pigmentum.—Accipe nucem moschatam, cariofilos, gingebas, macis, cinamomum, galangum; quæ omnia in pulverem redacta diftem

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pera cum bono vino cum tertiâ parte mellis ; post "cola per facculum, et da ad bibendum. Et nota, "quod illud idem poteft fieri de cerevifiâ." And fo in R. 5967. Claré is the tranflation of piment, orig. 11453.

Clattereden, pa. t. pl. of clatter, v. Sax. 2425. Claudian, pr. n. his poem De raptu Proferpinæ is alluded to in v. 10106. See alfo F. i. 449, iii. 419. Claufe, n. Fr. an end or conclusion, T. ii. 728. Claw, v. Sax. to ftroke, T. iv. 728; he claved him on the back, 4324, he ftroked him on the back to encourage him; to claw on the gall, 6522, fignifies the fame as to rub on a fore place.

Cled, for clad, T. iii. 1527.

Cleneneffe, n. Sax. purity, 7465, 7492.
Clepe, v. Sax. to call, 3432-to name, 4611.
Clergie, n. Fr. the clerical profeffion, 6859.
Clergial, adj. learned, 16220.

Clergion, n. a young clerk, 13433.

Clerk, n. Fr. a perfon in holy orders, P. 259-a man of learning, 482-a ftudent at the univerfity, 3199, 6109; the Clerk of Oxenforde. See his character, ver. 287-310.

Cleves, n. pl. Sax. rocks, L. W. 1468. See Cliffe.
Cliffe, n. Sax. a rock, L. W. 1495.

Clifte, n. Sax. a cleft, 7727.

Cliket, n. Fr. a key, 9991, 5, 7.

Clinke, v. Fr. to ring, 12926-v. neut. to tinkle, 12598.

Clippe, v. Sax. to cut hair, 3324-to embrace, 10287. Clipfy, adj. as if eclipfed, R. 5349.

Clobbed, adj. Sax. like a club, 13904.

Cloiftre, n Fr. a cloifter, 7681-an inclofure, 15511.

Clomben, pa. t. pl. of climb, v. Sax. 3636.

Clofer, n. Fr. an inclosure, R. 4069.

Gleterlefe, a leaf of the burdock or clotelur, 16045.
Clotepad, part. pa. Sax. clotted, 2747.-
Cirac-gilafre. See the n. on ver. 13692.
Gloutes, n. pl. Sex. Imall pieces, 9827.

Chine 3620. This word feems to be formed from the Sax. v. clump, malitere, murmurare, to exprefs the mumbling noife which is made by a congregation in accompanying prayers which they cannot perfectly repeat.

Coagulat, part. pa. Lat. curdled, 16279.

Cockes bones, 16958, 17340, a corruption of a familiar oath, which appears undisguised in ver. 12629. Cod, n. Sax. a bag, 12468.

Cofre, n. Fr. a cheft, 300, 8461.

Cogge, n. Sax. a cockboat, L. W. 1479. See Du Cange in v. Cogo.

Coilons, n. pl. Fr. teflicles, 12886.

Coine, n. Fr. a piece of money, 9044-a quince, R. 1373.

Coint, adj. Fr. neat, trim, C. D. 1824.

Coke, n. Lat. a cook. See his character, ver. 381-9. Cokeney. See the n. on ver. 42c6.

Cokervold, n. a cuckold. How this word has been form

ed is difficult to fay, but probably it has fome relation to the Fr. cocu. In the best mff. of The Canterbury Tales it is conftantly fpelled as above, and is always, I believe, to be pronounced as a trifyllable. See ver. 3154, 3226, 6796, 7198, 10130, 12316. The author of The Remedie of Love, ver. 288, feq. pretends that the true orthography of this word is cokcold, according to a most abfurd etymology which he has there given of it; an additional proof (if any were wanted) that The Remedie of Love was not written by Chaucer.

Col. See the n. on ver. 15221.
Cold, v. Sax. to grow cold, 5299.