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Cher"u*bim (?), n. The Hebrew
plural of Cherub.. Cf. Seraphim.

&fist; Cherubims, in the King James version of the
bible, is an incorrect form, made by adding the English plural
termination to the Hebrew plural cherubim instead of to
the singular cherub.

Cher"u*bin (?), a. Cherubic;
angelic. [Obs.] Shak.

Cher"u*bin, n. A cherub.
[Obs.] Dryden.

Cher"up (?), v. i. [Prob. fr.
chirp.] To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to
chirp. See Chirrup. "Cheruping birds."
Drayton.

Cher"up, v. t. To excite or
urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to.
See Chirrup.

He cherups brisk ear-erecting steed.

Cowper.

Cher"up, n. A short, sharp,
cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the cherup of a
cricket.

Cher"vil (?), n. [AS.
cerfille, fr. L. caerefolium, chaerephyllum,
Gr. &?;; &?; to rejoice + &?; leaf.


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