a. Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records. Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Archives [ F. archives, pl., L. archivum, archium, fr. Gr. &unr_; government house, &unr_; &unr_; archives, fr. &unr_; the first place, government. See Archi-, pref. ] 1. pl. The place in which public records or historic documents are kept. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our words . . . . become records in God's court, and are laid up in his archives as witnesses. Gov. of Tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts; as, the archives of a country or family. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Rarely used in sing. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Some rotten archive, rummaged out of some seldom explored press. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Registers; records; chronicles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a collection of records especially about an institution. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a place where historical records and documents are kept. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. archiviste. ] A keeper of archives or records. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. archivolte, fr. It. archivolto; pref. archi- + volto vault, arch. See Vault. ] (Arch.) (a) The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening. (b) More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A common and typical form of beehive was a domeshaped inverted basket, whence certain ancient Irish and Scotch architectural remains are called beehive houses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. chevauchie, chevauchée; of the same origin as E. cavalcade. ] A cavalry raid; hence, a military expedition. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Chivalry. ] Relating to chivalry; knightly; chivalrous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. chevalerus, chevalereus, fr. chevalier. See Chivalry. ] Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry; warlike; heroic; gallant; high-spirited; high-minded; magnanimous. [ 1913 Webster ]

In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a chivalrous manner; gallantly; magnanimously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. chevalerie, fr. chevalier knight, OF., horseman. See Chevalier, and cf. Cavalry. ] 1. A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry. “His Memphian chivalry.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

By his light
Did all the chivalry of England move,
To do brave acts. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages, or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The qualifications or character of knights, as valor, dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The glory of our Troy this day doth lie
On his fair worth and single chivalry. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Eng. Law) A tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by the condition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to his lord. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Exploit. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

Court of chivalry, a court formerly held before the lord high constable and earl marshal of England as judges, having cognizance of contracts and other matters relating to deeds of arms and war. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.
Syn. -- shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖‖ } n. pl. [ Mex. Sp. ] Leggings. [ Mex. & Southwestern U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Bot.) A filament of a stamen. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa, onion. Cf. Cives, Cibol. ] (Bot.) A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [ Written also cive. ]
Syn. -- chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the bulbous herb Allium Schoenoprasum used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. same as chivy. [ Also spelled chivy, chevy, and chevvy. ]
Syn. -- harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chivied p. pr. & vb. n. Chivying. ] [ Cf. Chevy. ] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ Also spelled chivvy, chevy, and chevvy. ] Dickens.
Syn. -- harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. & i. To shiver or break in pieces. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. hive, huve, AS. h&unr_;fe. ] 1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd. [ 1913 Webster ]

The hive of Roman liars. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hive bee (Zool.), the honeybee. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hived p. pr. & vb. n. Hiving. ] 1. To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hiving wisdom with each studious year. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of a hive. Gascoigne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who collects bees into a hive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Scot.; perh. akin to E. heave. ] (Med.) (a) The croup. (b) An eruptive disease (Varicella globularis), allied to the chicken pox. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To place in a hive; to hive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Sheave, n. ] 1. A slice; as, a shive of bread. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of shivering or trembling. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Naut.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. schivere, fr. shive; cf. G. schifer a splinter, slate, OHG. scivere a splinter, Dan. & Sw. skifer a slate. See Shive, and cf. Skever. ] 1. One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural. “All to shivers dashed.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A thin slice; a shive. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] “A shiver of their own loaf.” Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of your soft bread, not but a shiver. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Geol.) A variety of blue slate. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Naut.) A sheave or small wheel in a pulley. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A spindle. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Shivered p. pr. & vb. n. Shivering. ] [ OE. schiveren, scheveren; cf. OD. scheveren. See Shiver a fragment. ] To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the ground
With shivered armor strown. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered. [ 1913 Webster ]

There shiver shafts upon shields thick. Chaucer [ 1913 Webster ]

The natural world, should gravity once cease, . . . would instantly shiver into millions of atoms. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ OE. chiveren, cheveren; of uncertain origin. This word seems to have been confused with shiver to shatter. ] To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prometheus is laid
On icy Caucasus to shiver. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

The man that shivered on the brink of sin,
Thus steeled and hardened, ventures boldly in. Creech. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a shivering manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. G. schiefer-spath. ] (Min.) A variety of calcite, so called from its slaty structure; -- called also slate spar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Tremulous; shivering. Mallet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Easily broken; brittle; shattery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A removable upper part of a hive. The word is sometimes contracted to super. [ 1913 Webster ]

See abolishable.
See absolvable.
See absurd.
See abundant.
See accordant.
See adoptable.
See adventurous.
See affable.
See affectionate.
See afraid.
See alliable.
See allowable.
See alterable.
See ambiguous.
See ambitious.
See amendable.
See -American.
See amusive.
See angular.
See anxious.
See apocryphal.
See apostolic.
See apparent.
See appeasable.
See applausive.
See appreciable.
See apprehensible.
See apprehensive.
See approachable.
See artificial.
See artistic.
See assailable.
See attainable.
See attentive.
See authentic.
See available.
See bailable.
See bearable.
See beautiful.
See beliefful.
See believable.
See beneficial.
See benevolent.
See blamable.
See blemishable.
See blissful.
See boastful.
See bold.
See bookish.
See bounteous.
See bribable.
See brotherly.
See burdensome.
See businesslike.
See busy.
See candid.
See canonical.
See captious.
See careful.
See celestial.
See ceremonious.
See challengeable.
See changeable.
See chary.
See chastisable.
See cheerful.
See cheery.
See childish.
See chivalrous.
See choleric.
See christianlike.
See circumspect.
See civic.
See classible.
See classic.
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See cleanly.
See clear.
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See clerklike.
See close.
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See clubbable.
See coagulable.
See cogitable.
See collectible.
See comic.
See commendable.
See commercial.
See communicable.
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See compact.
See companionable.
See compassionate.
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See competitive.
See complaisant.
See compliant. See complimentary.
See concealable.
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See congenial.
See conjugal.
See conjunctive.
See conquerable.
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See containable.
See contaminate.
See contradictable.
See contrite.
See convenable.
See conventional.
See conversable.
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See convertible.
See coquettish.
See cordial.
See corpulent.
See correspondent.
See corruptible.
See corruptive.
See costly.
See counselable.
See countable.
See counterfeit.
See courteous.
See courtierlike.
See courtly.
See crafty.
See creatable.
See critical.
See crystalline.
See cultivable.
See curious.
See customary.
See dangerous.
See daughterly.
See dead.
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See decomposable.
See definable.
See delectable.
See deliberate.
See delightful.
See deliverable.
See democratic.
See demonstrable.
See demonstrative.
See deniable.
See derogatory.
See descendible.
See describable.
See desirable.
See desirous.
See despondent.
See devout.
See diaphanous.
See diligent.
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See discernible.
See disciplinable.
See discordant.
See discoverable.
See dissolvable.
See distinguishable.
See dividable.
See divine.
See domestic.
See doubtful.
[ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + hive. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To drive or remove from a hive. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a crowd. [ 1913 Webster ]