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Webster 1913 Edition
Chat
Chat
(chăt)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Chatted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chatting
.] [From
Chatter
. √22.] To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.
Shak.
Syn. – To talk; chatter; gossip; converse.
Chat
,Verb.
T.
To talk of.
[Obs.]
Chat
,Noun.
1.
Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.
Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of
With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.
chat
,With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.
Pope.
2.
(Zool.)
A bird of the genus
Icteria
, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted chat (Icteria viridis
), and the long-tailed chat (Icteria longicauda
). In Europe the name is given to several birds of the family Saxicolidæ
, as the stonechat
, and whinchat
. Chat
,Noun.
1.
A twig, cone, or little branch. See
Chit
. 2.
pl.
(Mining)
Small stones with ore.
Chat potatoes
, small potatoes, such as are given to swine.
[Local.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Chat
CHAT
, v.i.1.
To talk in a familiar manner; to talk without form or ceremony.2.
To talk idly; to prate.CHAT
,Verb.
T.
CHAT
,Noun.
CHAT
,Noun.