Emily Dickinson Lexicon

chosen, verbal adj. [see choose, v.] (webplay: preference, taken).

Choice; preferred; select; singled out in preference.

Christ (-'s), proper n. [OE < L. < Gr., trans. of Heb. < m'shiach yahweh, the Lord's Anointed.] (webplay: Savior).

Redeemer; title of Jesus of Nazareth (A.D. 1-33); loving Being of the universe; divine teacher; merciful leader; deity who saves people by atonement for their sins; sinless Son of God who was crucified; immortal person who died to conquer death through resurrection; (see Luke 2:11).

Christian, proper adj. [L.; see Christ.]

Religious; pious; humble; decent; respectable; civilized; believing in the divinity of Jesus Christ; acknowledging the religion of Jesus Christ; (see Acts 11:26).

Christmas, proper adj. [see Christmas, proper n.] (webplay: day).

Holiday; seasonal; familial; relating to the celebration of Christ's birth; [fig.] childlike; idyllic; pleasing in a simple way.

Christmas, proper n. [OE Crīstes mæsse, Christ's mass.] (webplay: observed).

Winter holiday season; festival of the nativity; celebration of Christ on December 25^th; time of friendly greetings and gift-giving.

chronicle, n. [ME cronikle.] (webplay: record).

Historical record; detailed and continuous register of events in order of time; [fig.] song.

chrysalis, n. [L. < Gk. chrusallis, gold colored sheath of butterflies.] (webplay: butterflies, colors).

Inactive state in which a larva spends time in a hard sheath or case before becoming a perfect insect.

chrysolite, n. [ME crisolite < Gk. chrusolithos, a bright yellow stone.] (webplay: green).

Green-colored gem.

chrysophras, n. [see chrysoprase, adj.]

Golden-green precious stone; in the Middle Ages was attributed the faculty of shining in the dark; see Revelation 21:20 (KJV).

chrysoprase, adj. [ME crisopace < Gk. chrusoprasos, a golden-green gem.]

Having the attributes of the golden-green precious stone; see Revelation 21:20 (KJV).