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ClIEVRON~D, is wh¿n Ihe CO~I is d wilh an
qual numbcr of chcvrons, "f cek'ur and m·;tal.
e· CH[EF, a tWl1 ~igr,ifyillg Ihe he~d or princil" Upart of
a Ihing or pelr.>n. TI",s we ("y, Ihe chiel' of a par·
Iy, Ih~ c!lid a family, eL.
CHE\íRONEL, a diminulivo 01.:htlton, _nd as fuch
only containing hall' a chtvron.
CHEVRONNE, or CHeVlON NY, rogniGes thc dividing
of Ihe n.ield fever~lliO\e, chevron·wife.
CHEWING·IHLLS, a kind or balls m,de of afa·
fttliu., liver of anlimooy, hay.wood, juníper.wood,
and pellitory or Spaín i which bcing dried in Ihc fun,
and wnpped in a hnen ·c!olh, are ti~d 10 Ihe bit of Ihe
bridle for the horfe 10 chew : th;y crMe an appelilc ;
.od it is C..id, Ihat balls of Venice made may be ufed
in Ihe fime manner wilh good fucctfs.
CHlAMPA, the fouth divilioo of Cochin·china, a coun·
Iry of the EaH·lndics. .
CH[AN earlh, in pharnucy, one of Ihe medicinalemh,
of th~ ancienls, Ihe n,me of which is preferved in the
calalogues of Ihe materia medica, bUI 01' ",hich nOlhing
(lJore Ilun the Dame has been known for ~1 in
tbe !hops.
It is a very deofe 2nd compaft earth, and is feot
hither in f'llall flal piem from the inand of Chios, in
which it is fouod in greal plenty at Ihis time. 11 Oands
recommended tO us as an aariogeol. They tell us,
it is the greate!l of all cofmeucs, ,nd Ihal il gives. a
whilenefs aod fmoolhoefs to the Ikin, aod prevents
wriokles, beyood any of Ihe Qlher fubaances that have
beeo celebrated for Ihe fame purpofes..
CHIAPA, the capilal of a province of the fame name in
Mexico, úlomd abou! 300 miles ea!l of Acapolco :
W. long. 99°, N. lal. 16° 30'.
CHIARASCO, a fortified lo"'n of Peidmont in ,Italy,.
liloated 00 the r.iver Tanaro, twenty miles foulh.e.¡!l
of Turio, and fubjea tOthe kiog of Sardioi": E.long.
7' 45', N. lat. H O 40'.
CffiARENZA, a porHowo of r,he nOI th·we!l coa!l of
tbeMorca, oppoó!e 10 the inand Zanl, in Ihe Medi·
terrane~n, aod fubjca 10 tbe Turks: E,loog. 21 °15',
N. 1.11 31° 35'.
CH1ARO·SCURO, among paiOler!, See CLARO 'OB'
SCURO.
CHICHESTER, the capital city of Soll'ex, ómatad
fifly.two miles foulh·we!l of London, anu twelve
miles ea!l of Portfmoulh : W. long. ¡O', and N. lar.
50° 50'. It is a bi!hop'¡ f~e, and fends IWO members
to parliament.
Nt'UJ CH ICHE 5TER, a porHown of Penrolvania, fituated
. on the river Dclawar, below Che!ler. See CH ESTE R,
CHICK, or CHI CK EN, io zoolo~y, denotes the young
of Ihe gallinaceQus order of bi,ds, efpecially the COOl·
mon heno See PHASIANUI .
C.HICKH·POX. See SII/al/·Pox, and MEDICINE.
CHI CX ''IJJ"d, in bOlany. Stt ALSINE.
CHICKLING p,a, iD botany, a name given to the la·
Ihyrus. See LATHYRus .
CHICUlTO, or Cuvo, a province of Sooth America,
bounded by the province of La Plata on the oonl¡·
ean, and by Chili on the we!l.
CHIOLEY, or CHIMLEY, ~ m¿rkeHo",n of Devon·
!hire, .bout eightee~ miles oonh·we!l of Extter: W,
long. 4°, N. lat. p0.
VO·L. n. No. 37,
CHI H , in her.lldry , is Ihal which lahs"p ~ upper
pan of the efculcheon fr~m (ide 10 fide, and reprtÍeqls
" mau's he,d. Sec Pl¡tle LXV. f¡g. 4.
lt is to tAAe up julllhe third pan of Ihe e(cutche(\Jl,
as all other honourable ordinarits do, ~fpeci.lly if Ih~y
ale ;done on Ihe nlield ; bUI if there be feveral of
them, Ihey mu!l be Icll'ened in proponion 10 their nomo
ber, aud the f:.me holds when they are caotoned, at·
tended and bordered upoP by fome other figures i Ih~n
the painler or engraver may be alJowed to bring them
iOlo a fmalJ~, compafs, to the end that alJ that is re·
prtfeoled .bom Ibe 01 dinaries. may appear wilh fOOle
propo.tion aod fymOlelry. Chiefs are very much va–
ried, for they may be couven, fupported, crenellé,
(u(mouoted, abaiCe, rempli, dentillé, eogreflé, c.a.
nellé, daoché, oebolé, fleurdelezée, fleuronné, vair,
echequelé, lozangé, bureJlé, patté, frelt", giroDné,
chaperooné, chappé, Olantelé, emmanché, chaulré,
vellu or reve!lu . See COUVEF, SUPPORTED,.&C.
/" CH IEF, impom fomethiog borne iD the chid pan or
top of Ihe efculcheon,
eHIEF l., d, tbe feodal lord, or lord of ao hooour 00
\Vhom olhers dependo
CHIEF-juflia of Ihe ~jng', hench dntl con/men plw.
See JU ST ICE.
CHIEITAIN, de00tes the captain, or chief, of apy
c1af" family, or body of me.o: thus, the chieftaiql,
or chiefs, of the highland c1ans, were tbe principal
noblemen or gen!lemen of their refpeaive c1ans.
CHlERI, a fortilied tOWO nf PeLdmont in.llaly, fitoa·
led eight miles e;¡!l ofTorin: E. loog. ,. 45', N.lat.
44° 50'.
CHlLBLA1NS, in medicioe. SeePERNIQ,
CHILO·bed. '2
CHILD birlh.5 See MID\'I1rERY.
CHILDERMAS·doy, or , NNocENT" .,da/, ao aniyer-
fary held by Ihe church, on Ibe 28th ofDecemb.r, in
commemoralion of the children al Belhlebem, marra·
cred by order of Herod.
CHIL!, a provinee of foolh America, boonded by Peru
on Ihe north, by the province of La Plala 00 the ea{\,
by Patagonia on the footb, and by the Paeific oceanon
the well; Iying between 25 · aod 45° S. Iat. and be·
Iween 15' and 85° W. long. BUI rome comprehend
Patagonia io Chili, extending il to cape Horn, in 57·
3d S. lat.
CHiLlAD, denotes a thouf.lnd of any lhings, rao·
ged io feveral rlivifions, mh whercof cont.ins th~t
nomber.
CHILIARCHA, or CHILIARCHUS, in antiquity, a mi·
liwy ollicer, who had lhe cOOlOland of a thomaad
men.
ClHLlASTS, in !lory. See MILLENARIANI.
CHILMINAR, CHELM INAR, or T CHELM INH, tbe
mo!l beautiful pitce of architeaure remainiog of all an–
tiquitYi being Ihe roins of Ihe famoos palace of Pero
fepolis, to which Alexander the Creat, in a dronlceo
nt , fet fire, at the inlli~alion of Tbais the coortezan:
t 3 A the