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  • 81chap|ping — «CHAP ihng», adjective. breaking in short waves; chopping …

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  • 82chap´tal|i|za´tion — chap|tal|ize «SHAP tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to correct or improve the must in making (wine), by neutralizing an excess of acid and adding sugar. ╂[< J. A. Chaptal, 1756 1832, a French chemist who invented the process]… …

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  • 83chap|tal|ize — «SHAP tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to correct or improve the must in making (wine), by neutralizing an excess of acid and adding sugar. ╂[< J. A. Chaptal, 1756 1832, a French chemist who invented the process] –chap´tal|i|za´tion,… …

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  • 84Chap Goh Meh — or Tzap Goh Mei (zh cpl|c=linktext|十|五|暝|p=shí wǔ wěi|l=fifteen night) represents the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year period as celebrated by Chinese migrant communities. The term is from the Hokkien dialect and refers to the… …

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  • 85Chap boot — Chap boots are a form of footwear. They are tall boots which cover the whole leg up to the crotch, with a strap coming up from far side. These straps contain a loop of material from which a belt is poked through and used to hold the boots up.… …

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  • 86chap|er|on|age — «SHAP uh ROH nihj», noun. the activities or protection of a chaperon …

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  • 87Chap Petersen — J. Chapman Chap Petersen Member of the Virginia Senate from the 34th district Incumbent Assumed office January 2008 Preceded by Jeannemarie Devolites Davis Member of the …

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  • 88chap, old —    A fairly popular variant of ‘old boy’ or ‘old man’, used in a friendly way to boys or men of any age. In a random selection of fifty British novels, old chap occurred 26 times. This compares with 152 ‘old boy’ examples, 82 ‘old man’ examples.… …

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  • 89chap and lie — noun (plural chap and lies) Etymology: Scots chap to strike : the bowling of a bowl or a curling stone so that it hits another bowl or stone and remains in or near its place …

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  • 90Chap Stick{™} — n a stick of a substance like soft wax which is put on the lips to make them less sore or to protect them from the sun. Chap Sticks were first made in the US more than 100 years ago, and they are now available in various flavours. * * * …

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