n. (British)
- an early form of bus, used typically for pleasure trips.
[The Waves — Virginia Woolf]
Lexicon
n.
- the imitation or evocation of Chinese motifs and techniques in Western art, furniture, and architecture, especially in the 18th century [as modifier] hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper.
- chinoiserie objects or decorations: a piece of chinoiserie | one room has red velvet and chinoiseries.
[Bad News — Edward St. Aubyn]
noun (archaic)
- Surgeon
[The Tempest – William Shakespeare]
(originally encountered as chorically)
adjective
- of, relating to, or being in the style of a chorus and especially a Greek chorus
[A Room with a View — E. M. Forster]