| Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 |
an act signed into law in 1882 that barred Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S. for a period of ten years and, in addition, prohibited all Chinese immigrants from becoming naturalized citizens. Immigrants from China were not permitted naturalized citizenship until 1943. |
| Chinese lantern |
a collapsible lantern made of thin, often brightly decorated paper; Japanese lantern. |
| Chinese lantern plant |
a perennial plant grown for its orange, lantern-shaped, inflated seed casings; winter ground cherry. |
| Chinese puzzle |
an intricate, difficult puzzle or problem. |
| Chinese red |
a bright orange-red color. |
| Chink |
(offensive slang) a Chinese person. |
| chink1 |
a narrow crack; crevice; fissure. [3 definitions] |
| chink2 |
to make or cause to make a sharp, chimelike sound, as of two pieces of metal or glass striking together. [2 definitions] |
| chinkapin |
variant of chinquapin. |
| chinless |
combined form of chin. |
| chino |
a rough, cotton fabric with a twill weave. [2 definitions] |
| chinoiserie |
(sometimes cap.) an intricate, elaborate style of decoration using Chinese motifs, esp. in eighteenth-century Europe. [2 definitions] |
| Chinook |
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Columbia River region. [3 definitions] |
| Chinook Jargon |
a pidgin language incorporating words from English, French, Chinook, and other Indian languages, formerly used by traders in the American Northwest. |
| chinook salmon |
a large salmon of the northern Pacific that has usu. reddish flesh; king salmon. |
| chinquapin |
a small tree of the eastern United States, related to the chestnut. [3 definitions] |
| chintz |
a printed cotton material, usu. shiny and brightly colored and used for curtains. |
| chintzy |
of, pertaining to, or decorated with chintz. [2 definitions] |
| chip1 |
a small piece broken, cut, or chopped off of a hard material. [10 definitions] |
| chip2 |
to make a short, high-pitched sound like that of a bird; chirp; cheep. [2 definitions] |
| chip in |
to contribute money or effort. [2 definitions] |