| chincherinchee | (n) South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers, Syn. Ornithogalum thyrsoides, wonder flower |
| Chinche | a. [ F. chiche miserly. ] Parsimonious; niggardly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Chincherie | n. Penuriousness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] By cause of his skarsete and chincherie. Caucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |