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Chinned (ch&ibreve;nd), a.
Having a chin; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, short-
chinned.

Chi*noid"ine (?), n. [NL.
chinium quinine (cf. G. & F. china Peruvian bark) +
--oil + -ine.] (Chem.) See
Quinodine.

Chin"o*line (?), n. [NL.
chinium quinine (see Chinoldine) + L. oleum
oil + -ine.] (Chem.) See
Quinoline.

Chi"none (?), n. [NL.
chinium quinine (see Chinoidine.) + -one.]
(Chem.) See Quinone.

Chi*nook" (?), n.
1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of North
American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for
the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called
Flathead Indians.

2. A warm westerly wind from the country
of the Chinooks, sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky
Mountains, in Montana and the adjacent territory.

3. A jargon of words from various
languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the
Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the
northwestern territories of the United States.


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