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   chickpea plant
         n 1: Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two
               edible seeds [syn: {chickpea}, {chickpea plant}, {Egyptian
               pea}, {Cicer arietinum}]

English Dictionary: chickpea plant by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Casse Paper \Cas"se Pa"per\ [F. papier cass[82]. See {Cass}.]
      Broken paper; the outside quires of a ream.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cesspipe \Cess"pipe`\ (s[ecr]s"p[imac]p`), n.
      A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or
      cesspool. --Knight.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cheek \Cheek\ (ch[emac]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS.
      ce[agrave]ce, ce[ograve]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak
      cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.]
      1. The side of the face below the eye.
  
      2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] --Caucer.
  
      3. pl. (Mech.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber,
            or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which
            are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise;
            the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc.
  
      4. pl. The branches of a bridle bit. --Knight.
  
      5. (Founding) A section of a flask, so made that it can be
            moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from
            the mold; the middle part of a flask.
  
      6. Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang]
  
      {Cheek of beef}. See Illust. of {Beef}.
  
      {Cheek bone} (Anat.) the bone of the side of the face; esp.,
            the malar bone.
  
      {Cheek by jowl}, side by side; very intimate.
  
      {Cheek pouch} (Zo[94]l.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks
            of certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food.
  
      {Cheeks of a block}, the two sides of the shell of a tackle
            block.
  
      {Cheeks of a mast}, the projection on each side of a mast,
            upon which the trestletrees rest.
  
      {Cheek tooth} (Anat.), a hinder or molar tooth.
  
      {Butment cheek}. See under {Butment}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cheek \Cheek\ (ch[emac]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS.
      ce[agrave]ce, ce[ograve]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak
      cheek; perh. akin to E. chew, jaw.]
      1. The side of the face below the eye.
  
      2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] --Caucer.
  
      3. pl. (Mech.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber,
            or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which
            are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise;
            the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc.
  
      4. pl. The branches of a bridle bit. --Knight.
  
      5. (Founding) A section of a flask, so made that it can be
            moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from
            the mold; the middle part of a flask.
  
      6. Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang]
  
      {Cheek of beef}. See Illust. of {Beef}.
  
      {Cheek bone} (Anat.) the bone of the side of the face; esp.,
            the malar bone.
  
      {Cheek by jowl}, side by side; very intimate.
  
      {Cheek pouch} (Zo[94]l.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks
            of certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food.
  
      {Cheeks of a block}, the two sides of the shell of a tackle
            block.
  
      {Cheeks of a mast}, the projection on each side of a mast,
            upon which the trestletrees rest.
  
      {Cheek tooth} (Anat.), a hinder or molar tooth.
  
      {Butment cheek}. See under {Butment}.
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