n. 1. 1 the possibility of being achieved or accomplished; -- a property which may be possessed by a contemplated act.
Syn. -- attainability, attainableness [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Capable of being achieved. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. achevance. ] Achievement. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Achieved p. pr. & vb. n. Achieving ] [ OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; à (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See Chief. ] 1. To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise. [ 1913 Webster ]

Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some are born great, some achieve greatness. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou hast achieved our liberty. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ [ Obs ]., with a material thing as the aim. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

He hath achieved a maid
That paragons description. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To finish; to kill. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute; perform; realize; obtain. See Accomplish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. achèvement, E. Hatchment. ] 1. The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The exploits ] of the ancient saints . . . do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

The highest achievements of the human intellect. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who achieves; a winner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of North American deciduous trees or shrubs.
Syn. -- genus Amelanchier. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. archi- + episcopacy. ] 1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state or dignity of an archbishop. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. archi- + episcopal. ] Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. archi- + episcopate. ] The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Russ. archieréi, fr. Gr. 'archierey`s; pref. 'archi- (E. arch-) + "ierey`s priest.] The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. Pinkerton. [1913 Webster]

p. a. Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in development at a very early stage; rudimentary. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Gael. bean-shith fairy; Gael. & Ir. bean woman + Gael. sith fairy. ] (Celtic Folklore) A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice, as under the windows of the house. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ From Berthier, a French naturalist. ] (Min.) A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a communist or Bolshevik, n.. [ slang. ] [ PJC ]

n. Same as Bothy. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. OF. cayer, fr. LL. quaternum. See Quire of paper. The sheets of manuscript were folded into parts. ] 1. A number of sheets of paper put loosely together; esp. one of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. caissier, fr. caisse. See Cash. ] One who has charge of money; a cash keeper; the officer who has charge of the payments and receipts (moneys, checks, notes), of a bank or a mercantile company. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cashiered p. pr. & vb. n. Cashiering. ] [ Earlier cash, fr. F. casser to break, annul, cashier, fr. L. cassare, equiv. to cassum reddere, to annul; cf. G. cassiren. Cf. Quash to annul, Cass. ] 1. To dismiss or discard; to discharge; to dismiss with ignominy from military service or from an office or place of trust. [ 1913 Webster ]

They have cashiered several of their followers. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had insolence to cashier the captain of the lord lieutenant's own body guard. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put away or reject; to disregard. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Connections formed for interest, and endeared [ 1913 Webster ]

By selfish views, [ are ] censured and cashiered. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

They absolutely cashier the literal express sense of the words. Sowth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who rejects, discards, or dismisses; as, a cashierer of monarchs. [ R. ] Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Banking) A check drawn by a bank upon its own funds, signed by the cashier. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918.
Syn. -- battle of the Marne, Belleau Wood, Marne River. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Chivachie. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. chief, chef, OF. chief, F. chef, fr. L. caput head, possibly akin to E. head. Cf. Captain, Chapter ] 1. The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The principal part; the most valuable portion. [ 1913 Webster ]

The chief of the things which should be utterly destroyed. 1 Sam. xv. 21 [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs. [ 1913 Webster ]

In chief. (a) At the head; as, a commander in chief. (b) (Eng. Law) From the king, or sovereign; as, tenure in chief, tenure directly from the king.

Syn. -- Chieftain; captain; general; commander; leader; head; principal; sachem; sagamore; sheik. -- Chief, chieftain, Commander, Leader. These words fluctuate somewhat in their meaning according to circumstances, but agree in the general idea of rule and authority. The term chief is now more usually applied to one who is a head man, leader, or commander in civil or military affairs, or holds a hereditary or acquired rank in a tribe or clan; as, the chief of police; the chief of an Indian tribe. A chieftain is the chief of a clan or tribe , or a military leader. A commander directs the movements of or has control over a body of men, as a military or naval force. A leader is one whom men follow, as in a political party, a legislative body, a military or scientific expedition, etc., one who takes the command and gives direction in particular enterprises. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Highest in office or rank; principal; head. “Chief rulers.” John. xii. 42. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the chief interest of man. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Very intimate, near, or close. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A whisperer separateth chief friends. Prov. xvi. 28.

Syn. -- Principal; head; leading; main; paramount; supreme; prime; vital; especial; great; grand; eminent; master. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. chevage, fr. chief head. See Chief. ] A tribute by the head; a capitation tax. [ Written also chevage and chivage. ] [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Eng. Law) The presiding judge of the court of exchequer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Superl. of Chief. ] First or foremost; chief; principal. [ Archaic ] “Our chiefest courtier.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The chiefest among ten thousand. Canticles v. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, calling hare, cony, American pika, and little chief hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the curious family Lagomyidæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lord Chief Justice of England, The presiding judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High Chancellor. --
Chief Justice of the United States, the presiding judge of the Supreme Court, and Highest judicial officer of the republic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of chief justice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jay selected the chief-justiceship as most in accordance with his tastes. The Century. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without a chief or leader. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In the first place; principally; preëminently; above; especially. [ 1913 Webster ]

Search through this garden; leave unsearched no nook;
But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. For the most part; mostly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those parts of the kingdom where the . . . estates of the dissenters chiefly lay. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small rent paid to the lord paramount. [ Obs. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF. chevetain, F. capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head. Cf. Captain, and see chief. ] A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.

Syn. -- Chief; commander; leader; head. See Chief. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. cherté. See Charity. ] Love; tender regard. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. chevance property, equiv. To chevisance, fr. chevir to accomplish. See Chevisance. ] An unlawful bargain; traffic in which money is exported as discount. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Cheve, v. i. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. 1. One who makes cloths; one who dresses or fulls cloth. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who sells cloth or clothes, or who makes and sells clothes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Kerchief. ] A covering for the head. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bound with a kerchief; draped; hooded; covered. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

That soft, enkerchiefed hair. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To defend, as with a shield; to shield. [ Archaic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Shielded; enshielded. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Sport) A piece of athletic equipment that protects an athlete's mouth.
Syn. -- mouthpiece. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Hand + kerchief. ] 1. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hied p. pr. & vb. n. Hying. ] [ OE. hien, hihen, highen, AS. higian to hasten, strive; cf. L. ciere to put in motion, call upon, rouse, Gr. &unr_; to go, E. cite. ] To hasten; to go in haste; -- also often with the reciprocal pronoun. [ Rare, except in poetry ] “My husband hies him home.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The youth, returning to his mistress, hies. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Haste; diligence. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]