Chaparral-lily
a lily, Lilium rubescens, of the western coast of the U.S., having pale lilac-colored flowers that turn rose-purple.
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a spiny bush, Pickeringia montana, of the legume family, having large purple flowers and sometimes forming dense thickets in the Pacific coast regions of the U.S. noun a thorny leguminous Californian shrub, Pickeringia montana, with reddish-purple showy flowers
- Chapati
a flat pancakelike bread, usually of whole-wheat flour, baked on a griddle. noun (pl) -ti, -tis, -ties (in Indian cookery) a flat coarse unleavened bread resembling a pancake
- Chapbook
a small book or pamphlet of popular tales, ballads, etc., formerly hawked about by chapmen. a small book or pamphlet, often of poetry. noun a book of popular ballads, stories, etc, formerly sold by chapmen or pedlars n. also chap-book, 1824, shortened from chap(man) book, so called because chapmen (see cheap) once sold such books […]
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the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard. noun a metal tip or trimming for a scabbard the metal tongue of a buckle
- Chapeau
a hat. Heraldry. a representation of a low-crowned hat with a turned-up brim, usually of a different tincture, used either as a charge or as part of a crest. a cap depicted within a representation of a crown or coronet. noun (pl) -peaux (-pəʊ; -pəʊz; French) (-po), -peaus a hat n. 1520s, from Middle French […]