A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V

Charabanc

n. (British)

  1. an early form of bus, used typically for pleasure trips.

[The Waves — Virginia Woolf]

Chinoiserie

n. 

  1. 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.
  2. chinoiserie objects or decorations: a piece of chinoiserie | one room has red velvet and chinoiseries.

[Bad News — Edward St. Aubyn]

Chirurgeon

noun (archaic)

  1. Surgeon

[The Tempest – William Shakespeare]

Choric

(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]